List of California cities Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act

1 list of california cities

1.1 rent control ordinances
1.2 elements of rent control
1.3 refused rent control

list of california cities

over last fifty years, out of total of 482 california cities, perhaps two-dozen have enacted rent control ordinances, or lesser laws. city may later discontinue rent control, e.g., santa rosa voted repeal new rent control law.

with rent control ordinances

santa monica: ocean avenue

fifteen cities listed rent controlled state of california: yet 3 of theses cities not listed here, further below: campbell (does not have rent control per se, offers mediation service), fremont (rejected rent control in 2017), , thousand oaks (has limited rent control-only mobile home parks).

the remaining twelve: berkeley, beverly hills, east palo alto, hayward, los angeles, los gatos, oakland, palm springs, san francisco, san jose, santa monica, west hollywood.

in addition, 3 cities not listed above have rent control: alameda, mountain view, richmond.

with elements of rent control

some cities have element(s) of rent control, including these 6 (two control mobile homes, , 4 offer mediation service): campbell, cotati, gardena, san leandro, thousand oaks, union city.

which refused rent control

recently, 4 cities either voted repeal rent control ordinance, or otherwise declined it: fremont, glendale, palo alto, santa rosa. during years 1977 1983, voters of 22 cities [rejected] 27 proposed rent control initiatives. among cities avoiding rent control: pasadena (1977), santa barbara (1978), santa cruz (1979), long beach (1980), san diego (1980).