144.6% increase in base housing rent?

[Dave Ackley]

Hi, I’m currently active duty in the marine corps and live on-base through a housing contractor called Liberty Military Housing. My current rate is $1,100/month for a 1/1 which I understand is a good rate here in San Diego county. However; my current lease ends in September which means that I will be rolling over on month-to-month from October to March at a rate of $2,691. A 144.6% increase.

- $1,100 to $2,691 is a 144.6% increase

I have tried haggling with them on the issue but just keep getting answers like “well, your rent isn’t actually increasing. It was just on sale for the first 2 years!” (Yes, they really tried to tell me that lol)

And “We can only allow 6 month lease renewals in our properties that already cost $2,691”

Does anyone see a legal issue here that I can bring to the table? I am aware that California’s AB-1482 rent control law caps the maximum allowable annual rent increase to only 10% which comes out to $1,210/month. Does this also apply to month-to-month?

Thanks in advance