Rent increases in Beverly Hills: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Beverly Hills's code says

Beverly Hills code What Beverly Hills's code adds
Floor or ceiling on the increase	The rent charged on April 30, 1986, plus increases allowed by section 4-6-3. Applies: Units under Chapter 6, except as sections 4-6-4 and 4-6-5 provide. § 4-6-2 · code text the maximum rent which an apartment owner may charge for any dwelling unit regulated by this chapter is the monthly rental charged for such unit on April 30, 1986, plus any rental increases permitted by section 4-6-3 of this chapter.
How often rent can go up	Once a year, after a full year from the tenancy start or the last recomputation, whichever is later. Applies: For base rent recomputation of units under Chapter 5. § 4-5-302 · code text Such base rent may be recomputed annually after a full year has elapsed from May 31, 1978, the date of the commencement of the tenancy, or the date of the last recomputation, whichever is later
Petitions and pass-throughs	Landlord may seek a rent adjustment for a just and reasonable return using net operating income, or another allowed ground. § 4-6-11 · code text A landlord may file a rent adjustment application with the City for all rental units in the landlord's rental complex to achieve a just and reasonable return based on net operating income principles as set forth in subsection B of this section, or on any other ground authorized by this chapter or by regulations adopted by the city council. The landlord may also charge valid capital expenditure and utility surcharges the tenant was spared while building manager. Applies: When a building manager stops working there but stays in the unit with the landlord's agreement. § 4-5-313 · code text The landlord may also impose any capital expenditure surcharge and utility expense surcharge in amounts equal to those which have been validly imposed upon an apartment building which were not imposed on such tenant because of such tenant's status as building manager.

The California rule underneath

Where Beverly Hills's rule above does not cover a situation, state law still applies. For the statewide rule on its own, see California's statewide rent cap.

CA state law The statewide rule underneath
Rent cap right now	8.7% for increases taking effect August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027 (5% plus 3.7% inflation) Applies: Covered units only. Inflation is the BLS consumer price index for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area, April to April, as the statute requires; the figure is recomputed every year. Civ. Code § 1947.12(a)(1), (g)
Statewide rent increase cap (AB 1482)	5% plus the change in cost of living, or 10%, whichever is lower, over any 12 months Applies: Covered units only; measured against the lowest rent charged in the prior 12 months. Civ. Code § 1947.12(a)(1)
Number of rent increases	No more than two increases in any 12-month period Civ. Code § 1947.12(a)(2)
Rent cap — new construction exemption	Housing with a certificate of occupancy issued within the previous 15 years is exempt (rolling) Applies: Mobilehomes excepted. Civ. Code § 1947.12(d)(4)
Rent cap — single-family home or condo exemption	A home or condo that can be sold on its own is exempt when the owner is not a REIT, a corporation or an LLC with a corporate member, and the tenant was given the written exemption notice Applies: The same exemption applies to the just-cause rule (§ 1946.2(e)(8)). Civ. Code § 1947.12(d)(5)
Rent cap — owner-occupied duplex exemption	A duplex in one building is exempt when the owner lived in the other unit at the start of the tenancy and still does, unless either unit is an ADU or JADU Civ. Code § 1947.12(d)(6)
New tenancy resets the rent	When no prior tenant remains, the owner may set the initial rent; the cap applies to later increases Civ. Code § 1947.12(b)
Rent cap sunset	§ 1947.12 is repealed on January 1, 2030 unless extended Civ. Code § 1947.12(o)

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Beverly Hills sets rent for Chapter 6 units at the April 30, 1986 rent plus the increases its rules allow.

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Rent increases in Beverly Hills

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