Rent increases in Camarillo: the local rules

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

What Camarillo's code says

Camarillo code What Camarillo's code adds
Annual increase limit	Based on CPI, but no less than 2% and no more than 6% of the base rent. Applies: Mobile home park spaces only; the standard yearly increase allowed without review. § 10.55.070 · code text A permissible ministerial annual increase shall be based on the consumer price index" or "CPI" as defined in this chapter.
Floor or ceiling on the increase	At least 2%, even when CPI is lower. Applies: Mobile home park spaces only; the standard yearly increase allowed without review. § 10.55.070 · code text Notwithstanding the prior, the permissible ministerial annual increase may not be less than a minimum of two percent but not exceed six percent of the base rent. No more than 6% of the base rent, even when CPI is higher. Applies: Mobile home park spaces only; the standard yearly increase allowed without review. § 10.55.070 · code text Notwithstanding the prior, the permissible ministerial annual increase may not be less than a minimum of two percent but not exceed six percent of the base rent.
Units covered	Mobile home spaces and their homeowners in mobile home parks. § 10.55.070 · code text A mobile home park owner shall only implement one rent increase to a homeowner within a twelve-month period, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
How often rent can go up	Only 1 rent increase in any 12-month period. Applies: Mobile home park spaces only, unless the chapter says otherwise. § 10.55.070 · code text A mobile home park owner shall only implement one rent increase to a homeowner within a twelve-month period, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
Petitions and pass-throughs	An owner may make a larger increase to get a fair rate of return, but must follow the set procedures. Applies: Mobile home park spaces only; an increase above the standard yearly increase allowed without review. § 10.55.070 · code text If a mobile home park owner wishes to implement a rent increase more than the permissible ministerial annual increase as provided in 10.55.070(C) to obtain a fair rate of return under Section 10.55.110, the procedures set forth in Sections 10.55.080 and 10.55.090 shall apply. A new or higher capital improvement or replacement pass-through may exceed the standard yearly increase, following the set procedures. Applies: Mobile home park spaces only. § 10.55.070 · code text If a mobile home park owner wishes to implement a rent increase more than the permissible ministerial annual increase as provided in 10.55.070(C) for a new or increased capital improvement or capital replacement pass-through charge as described in 10.55.110(D), the procedures set forth in Sections 10.55.080 and 10.55.090 shall apply. Capital improvement and replacement costs may be split per space among affected homeowners and itemized separately on the rent bill. Applies: Mobile home park spaces only; costs amortized over no less than 60 months. The charges are not counted in base rent for yearly increases. § 10.55.110 · code text Such increases shall not be considered included in the base rent for purposes of the annual permissible rent increases pursuant to Section 10.55.070(C). The arbitrator may allow an increase needed for operating, maintenance, capital improvement or replacement costs, or a fair, reasonable return. Applies: Mobile home park spaces only; a second increase in 12 months, only if the owner clearly shows it is necessary. § 10.55.110 · code text The arbitrator shall not allow more than one rent increase per mobile home space per twelve-month period, unless a mobile home park owner can clearly establish that the rent increase is necessary to cover costs of operation, maintenance, capital improvements, and/or capital replacements and/or ensure a fair and reasonable rate of return.

Also in Camarillo's code: Landlord/Tenant Mediation (Ch. 10.50); Mobile Home Park Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Ch. 10.55) — mobilehome park spaces only. This page does not summarize it yet.

The California rule underneath

Where Camarillo'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	8.6% for increases taking effect August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027 (5% plus 3.6% inflation) Applies: Covered units only. Inflation is the California consumer price index (Department of Industrial Relations), used for counties outside the four metro areas, 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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How much can rent go up in Camarillo?

State law caps covered units at 8.6% for increases taking effect August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027. City rule, mobile home park spaces only: the standard yearly increase follows CPI, at least 2% and no more than 6% of base rent.

General information, not legal advice.

Rent increases in Camarillo

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