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The Tenant Protection and Relief Act ordinance protects most City of Sacramento residential tenants renting in multifamily rental units (e.g., duplexes, apartments) against unfair rent increases and unlawful evictions. It enforces limits on annual rent increases and requires “just cause” reasons to terminate a lease.

The purpose of the Rental Housing Inspection Program is to address the issue of substandard rental properties, promote greater compliance with health and safety standards and preserve the quality of Sacramento's neighborhoods and available housing.

Under the County's housing ordinance, a regulatory fee is required to finance the County's state mandated housing program. Sacramento County Code 16.20. 400 requires that this fee be paid in order for properties to be occupied by tenants or to operate as a rental. A vacancy credit is prohibited.

The purpose of the Rental Housing Inspection Program is to address the issue of substandard rental properties, promote greater compliance with health and safety standards and preserve the quality of Sacramento's neighborhoods and available housing.

Sacramento County Code - A set of laws that consists of all of the regulatory​ and penal ordinances and certain of the administrative ordinances codified pursuant to Sections 25126 to 25130, inclusive, of the Government Code of the state.

Effective July 1, 2023, the maximum rate increase is 9.2 percent. Rental rate cannot be increased more than once every 12 months and applies to all tenants regardless of how long they have resided in the unit. Landlord can petition City to have hearing examiner review a rent increase above the maximum.