Does rent control increase (9%) apply to month to month

[Pranitha Shandi]

Hi,

I am a landlord for a property in Sacramento, CA.

My tenant has been on an year-long lease and nearing the end on their lease here soon.
They have requested to provide them options for renewing for another year, 6 month lease and also for month-to month option. I read that the maximum allowed rent increase is 9%: https://www.cityofsacramento.o...

My question is does the above 9% max allowed increase apply to all options requested by my tenant(i.e. year-long lease converting to month-to-month lease option) that my current tenant is requesting for?

Thanks in advance.

[Kevin Fusch]

Yes, the 9% applies to all options requested by your tenant.  The 9% increase is an annual limit, meaning you cannot increase rent by more than 9% in the next 12 months.  Note you also cannot increase the rent more than once per year.  Unless your property is in an area that does not have a strong tenant base, increasing the rent by 9% and leaving it month to month makes sense.  You probably want them to leave because you can re-rent it for more than a 9% increase!

See the 2021 announcement here:  https://www.cityofsacramento.o...