(a.) California Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482)

(b). Major Changes (Presently) Effective in the City of Oxnard's Rental Housing Laws

Summary

• Landlords may only raise rent by a maximum of 4%, one time a year.
• Landlords are now forbidden to add another increase, if already implemented (One cannot make an initial increase of 2% at the beginning of the year and add another 2% increase in the middle of the year). 
• This ordinance grants no more than a one time chance of increase every 12 months.
• Tenant For Life: After 30 days of occupancy, you get the privilege of having a "tenant for life".
• Oxnard has created a newer and California-ized definition to Just Cause / No Cause evictions.
• Relocation Assistance: If the landlord needs their property back or would like to sell, they now owe a relocation benefit to the renter/s at 2 months worth of rent or $5,000 (whichever is greater).
• Old House – Need to remodel your own property? You get to pay for tenant temporary housing / hotel / resort / vacation for your renter. 
• If you must remodel and your tenant leaves- you may have to hold your property vacant for 6 months as a punishment before you can accept another renter.
• The city is creating many new jobs for Admin, Counter clerks, Compliance Officers, Education, etc.
• New city jobs come out of your new Landlord license fees and fines.
• Landlords now need a Business License for each of their properties.
• If avoiding said business fees, there are Large Fines and plenty of newly hired enforcement officers to serve you.
• There are (New) special forms with correct legal language imperative to compliance with the new ordinance. If you need copies of these forms, please reach out to us for FREE help, CALL US.
• Avoid fines or the landlord will delay move out days (90% of Landlords have already missed this step).  
• The Language of your tenant will now have to match the language on the forms & lease agreements.
• NO PETS! – On a different note, did you know renters could rent today but later bring a new “Emotional Support Animal” that are not considered a pet, prohibiting a landlord to kick them out and charge more rent and charge an extra security deposit.
• State and City Laws and Ordinances are subject to change with a quick State or City vote so please refer to State and City websites for the most up to date information.

Important City of Oxnard Rental Accommodations Update:

The California Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) was enacted in 2019 by Governor Gavin Newsom to cap statewide rent increases over the next 10 years. The bill went into effect on January 1, 2020 and currently prevents California landlords from increasing rent more than 5%. The Oxnard City Council recently adopted two ordinances within the scope of AB 1482 effective on June 4, 2022. Oxnard rent control enacts an annual rent “cap” of 4% and also establishes just cause eviction requirements and relocation fees. If an Oxnard landlord wants a tenant out of their unit, they [landlord] must pay the tenant $5,000 or two months worth of rent (whichever amount is greater) as a relocation fee. This ordinance does more harm than good to Oxnard landlords as the ordinance affects property sales. If a landlord wants to move themselves or family back into their home, the tenant has the authority to deny this request. Furthermore, if a potential buyer is interested in the home and the landlord has the intention of selling it, the current tenant has the first right of refusal. The eviction provisions under AB 1482 provide that a tenancy may only be terminated in the event of “just cause”, also mandating said “just cause” reasons to be stated in the notice of termination. Just cause reasons are pursuant to any reasoning that is “at-fault” or “no-fault”. The relocation fee is required in the instance of a “no-fault” eviction. This entire rent control ordinance applies to units that are multi-family and duplexes. Exemptions to the ordinance include but are not limited to, single-family owner occupied residences, and residences where the owner and tenant share facilities, and residences where the duplex owner occupies one of the units and did so prior to tenancy. The stipulations within the ordinance have already been implemented into Oxnard real estate and can be better understood with the help of a realtor familiar with the city of Oxnard and its ordinances.

Contact Michael at (805) 985-5555 for further questions and he will provide you with efficient consultation.

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