Month-to-month lease and rent increases (Orange County CA)

[Jeremy Lee]

Hi all,

I'm currently in an apartment complex in OC and received the documentation for lease renewal end of July. They outline the terms for 12mo as well as month-to-month and are saying if we don't renew we will just be put on a month-to-month lease, in which case the rent will be the same... However, what they don't mention is that month-to-month is subject to rent increases (I confirmed with the leasing office after receiving the letter). I was told that they can increase rents by a max of 5.69% here... 

Can someone clarify what this actually means? My specific questions are: 

1) how often can landlords increase rent on a month-to-month lease (can they, in theory, increase the rent month over month as long as they're giving notice each time)? Is there a limit or cap?

and

2) is there a max cap that landlords can increase rent by whether month-over-month or over the course of the year?