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Rent increases: percentage change in the cost of living: Department of Housing and Community Development.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

CA AB 2278 · Assembly Bill · 2023–2024

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Assembly
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Aug 15, 2024

What it does

Existing law, until January 1, 2030, prohibits an owner of residential real property from, over the course of any 12-month period, increasing the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10%, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months before the effective date of the increase, subject to specified conditions. Existing law defines "percentage change in the cost of living" as the percentage change in the applicable Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for All Items, as specified.

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · Aug 15, 2024

  4. Law (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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Where it goes next

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