News · 31 items · Dec 1, 2025 – Oct 17, 2026
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The Department of Commerce lists 10% as the maximum annual increase for January 1 – December 31, 2027 under RCW 59.18.700 (7% plus CPI, or 10%, whichever is less). Landlords must give at least 90 days' written notice.
Official source: Washington State Department of Commerce: HB 1217 Landlord Resource Center ↗
A Rent Board staff report for the October 15, 2026 meeting computes the 2027 Annual General Adjustment as 2.5% (65% of a 3.8% CPI rise), effective January 1, 2027. The Rent Board's AGA page still showed 2026's 1.0% when we checked on October 18, so we treat 2.5% as not yet confirmed.
Official source: Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board: 2027 Annual General Adjustment Staff Report (Oct 15, 2026) ↗
Takoma Park says its notice for the rent stabilization allowance starting July 1, 2026 gave the figure as 3.3%, but after recalculating it is 3.0%. The allowance applies to increases from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The city's news item was last updated October 13, 2026.
Official source: City of Takoma Park, MD (Housing and Community Development): New Rent Stabilization Allowance Starting July 1, 2026 ↗
The City Council adopted the Residential Rent Stabilization and Rental Registry ordinance on a 4-3 vote on October 6, 2026. The city says the annual general adjustment will be 2.1% for January 1 – December 31, 2027, and landlords must give at least 30 days' notice. Santa Barbara isn't in our ledger yet.
Official source: City of Santa Barbara: Rent Stabilization ↗ · Reported by Santa Barbara Times
The Pasadena Rental Housing Board adopted a 2.5% Annual General Adjustment at its June 18, 2026 meeting. It limits increases for rent-stabilized units from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027: 75% of the 3.4% Los Angeles-area CPI rise, rounded to the nearest quarter point.
Official source: City of Pasadena Rent Stabilization Department: Pasadena Rental Housing Board Approves 2.5% Annual General Adjustment for 2026–2027 ↗
Rent Guidelines Board Order #58, dated June 25, 2026, sets 0% for one-year and two-year leases commencing between October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2027.
Official source: NYC Rent Guidelines Board: 2026-27 Apartment/Loft Order #58 ↗
The Department of Administrative Services set the 2027 maximum at 10%, up from 9.5% in 2026. DAS must publish the figure by September 30 each year (ORS 90.324), and landlords must give at least 90 days' written notice.
Official source: Oregon Department of Administrative Services: Rent stabilization: maximum annual rent increase ↗
The city's CPI chart for November 2026 shows 4.3%. Increases are limited to the posted percentage or 4%, whichever is less.
Official source: City of Jersey City: CPI chart, November 2026 (posted Sept 25, 2026) ↗
The September 2026 General Adjustment is 2.6% for eligible units, with a $70 maximum increase for units whose maximum allowable rent is $2,674 or more.
Official source: Santa Monica Rent Control Board: Maximum Lawful Rent / 2026 General Adjustment ↗
The Rent Board approved a 1.5% Annual General Adjustment on June 17, 2026, for increases taking effect between September 1, 2026 and August 31, 2027.
Official source: City of Richmond Rent Program: Rent Increase (Annual General Adjustment) ↗
Portland's Allowable Increase Percentage for calendar year 2027 is 2.6%: 70% of the 3.7% rise in Greater Boston CPI from July 2025 to July 2026. The city sets the figure on September 1 each year. For increases in 2026 it is 2.2%.
Official source: City of Portland, Maine: Rent Control & Rental Housing Rights ↗
Rents for fully covered Mountain View apartments (generally built before 1995) can rise up to 2.5% for increases from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 under the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent Act, according to the California Attorney General's chart of local rent caps.
Official source: State of California, Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General: Limits on Rent Increases ↗
The City of Alameda's Annual General Adjustment for September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2027 is 2.7%. It caps annual increases for units in multi-unit properties built before February 1995 and is 70% of the CPI change for the 12 months ending April 2026. The Rent Program announced it on May 18, 2026.
Official source: City of Alameda Rent Program: Annual General Adjustment announced, effective September 1, 2026 ↗
Oakland's Rent Adjustment Program set the new annual CPI rent increase at 2.3%, effective August 1, 2026 (60% of CPI or 3%, whichever is lower).
Official source: City of Oakland Rent Adjustment Program: Learn More About Allowable Rent Increases ↗
For increases starting between August 1, 2026 and July 31, 2027, the Attorney General's chart lists 8.7% (Los Angeles Area), 8.1% (Riverside Area), 8.2% (San Diego Area), 8.8% (San Francisco Area) and 8.6% for all other counties.
Official source: California Attorney General: Limits on Rent Increases ↗
The County's Mobile and Manufactured Home Commission set the 2027 CPI rent adjustment for mobile home parks under county code chapter 13.32 at 157.52% or less, applied to each space's 1982 base rent under the ordinance's formula. It is not a 157.52% increase on current rent, and it doesn't apply to apartments or houses.
Official source: Santa Cruz County Mobile and Manufactured Home Commission: 2027 CPI rent adjustment letter (July 29, 2026) ↗
DHCA's maximum allowable rent increase is 5.2%, in effect until June 30, 2027. Landlords must give a written 90-day notice.
Official source: Montgomery County DHCA: Rent Stabilization: Increases and Limitations ↗
The annual increase for rent-stabilized (RSO) units is 3% from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, unless the City Council amends it.
Official source: Los Angeles Housing Department: Renter Protections ↗
For July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 the Attorney General's chart lists 1.919% for unincorporated Los Angeles County, or 2.919% for buildings owned by small property landlords.
Official source: California Attorney General: Limits on Rent Increases ↗
Inglewood's allowable increases from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 are 3.7% for buildings with 5 or more units (3% or CPI, whichever is greater) and 8.7% for buildings with 4 or fewer (5% plus CPI), based on a 3.7% CPI published May 12, 2026.
Official source: City of Inglewood: Allowable Rent Increases ↗
East Palo Alto's Rent Stabilization Board authorized a 2.0% Annual General Adjustment for program year 2026–27 on April 8, 2026. From July 1, 2026 the Maximum Allowable Rent for regulated units may rise 2.0%. A history table in the same notice lists 2.2% for 2026–27; the notice text and the Attorney General's chart say 2.0%, which we use.
Official source: City of East Palo Alto Rent Stabilization Program: Notice of 2026-2027 Annual General Adjustment in Rent ↗
For increases effective June 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, Culver City's maximum permissible annual rent increase is 3.25%, for covered units built on or before February 1, 1995. The city now announces one figure for the year instead of a monthly one.
Official source: City of Culver City: Rent Stabilization & Tenant Protection Measures ↗
The Rent Board's allowed annual increase is 1.6% for March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.
Official source: San Francisco Rent Board (sf.gov): Learn about rent increases in San Francisco ↗
From February 2, 2026 the RSO annual increase is set at 90% of average CPI, with a 1% minimum and 4% maximum. Landlords can no longer add an extra percentage for utilities.
Official source: Los Angeles Housing Department: Renter Protections ↗
The Rental Housing Commission's 2026 figures apply to increases taking effect from May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027: 4.1% (CPI-W plus 2%) for most rent-controlled units and 2.1% for elderly or disabled tenants.
Official source: DC Office of the Tenant Advocate: RHC Publishes New Rent Increase Caps ↗
The City Council adopted a tenant protection ordinance pausing rent increases for most units built before 1995 (single-family homes, condos and some other rentals excepted). It took effect 30 days after adoption and runs through December 31, 2026.
Official source: City of Santa Barbara: Rent Stabilization ↗
Under HB 1217 (2025), the maximum annual increase for January 1 – December 31, 2026 is 9.683%, and rent can't be raised in the first 12 months of a tenancy.
Official source: Washington State Department of Commerce: HB 1217 Landlord Resource Center ↗
The maximum allowable rent increase for 2026 is 9.5%, for increases taking effect during the calendar year.
Official source: Oregon Department of Administrative Services: Rent stabilization: maximum annual rent increase ↗
From January 1, 2026, banked CPI rent increases are limited to five years instead of ten (notices served on or before December 31, 2025 are not affected).
Official source: City of Oakland Rent Adjustment Program: Learn More About Allowable Rent Increases ↗
The Annual General Adjustment for 2026 is 1.0%, applied to rent ceilings of most fully covered units from January 1.
Official source: Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board: Annual General Adjustment ↗
All rent increases taking effect on or after December 1, 2025 must be filed electronically by the housing provider through DC's RentRegistry.
Official source: DC Rental Housing Commission: 2026 RHC CPI-COLA-MFI Notice ↗