The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its April 2024 CPI adjustments which are used to calculate maximum allowable rent increase percentages under AB 1482. For Orange County, the CPI adjustment for calculating rent increases has been set at 3.9% - for a total maximum rent increase of 8.9%.
Annual General Adjustment announced, effective September 1, 2024. Pursuant to Alameda Municipal Code Section 6-58.60(B), the Annual General Adjustment for September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, is 2.7%. The Annual General Adjustment is a cap on the allowed amount of annual rent increase.
Among its main provisions, the Rent Ordinance: Regulates and limits rent increases for most rental units. Regulates and limits the grounds for which a landlord may terminate a tenancy, and may require relocation payments for tenants who are displaced from a rental unit through no fault of their own.
Under state law, landlords cannot raise rent for most rental units by more than 5% plus the Consumer Price Index or 10%, whichever is lower.
For 2024, the new AB 1482 figures have established an allowable rent increase of 8.8% for most of Northern California.