California Rent Cap and Just Cause Evictions for House Hacking

[Alexandre Campino]

Hi all,

I currently house hack my Southern California townhome. Renting a room to a friend. Unfortunately, the living situation has degraded to a point that I asked him to move out. He is not complying, so I am thinking of doing a 60 day notice to vacate. 

We never had a written contract, so under California law, he is month-to-month. I was reading under  Tenant Protection Act of 2019 that landlords and tenants that shared a kitchen or bathroom, residential homes built in the last 15 years and SFR or Condos not owned by corporations are exempt from these laws. Which means, I can rent increase as much as I would like and not have just cause for eviction. I also checked local city ordinances, and there are none.

I would like to ask the experts if my evaluation is correct and also if you have been in similar situation, what did you guys do?

Thank you,

Alex