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Rent increases in Pomona

Pomona limits increases on covered rental units to 5% of the highest monthly rent in the past 12 months, once in any 12 months.

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Key points

  • Rent increases: Pomona limits increases on covered rental units to 5% of the highest monthly rent in the past 12 months, once in any 12 months.

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

What Pomona's code says

Pomona code What Pomona's code adds
Annual increase limit
  • No more than 5% of the highest monthly rent in the past 12 months.
    Applies: Covered rental units; based on the highest rent in the 12 months before the increase; unused increases do not carry over.
    § 30-575 · code text
    No landlord may request, receive, or retain an increase in rent for a covered rental unit that exceeds five percent of the highest monthly rent for that covered rental unit during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase.
How often rent can go up
  • No more than 1 time in any 12-month period.
    § 30-575 · code text
    A landlord shall not increase rent more than one time in any 12 month period, including any period of time prior to the effective date of this section.
Petitions and pass-throughs
  • The tenant may petition for a rent adjustment when housing services are cut.
    Applies: A cut in housing services counts as a rent increase.
    § 30-575 · code text
    A decrease in housing services is considered an increase in rent. A tenant may petition for an adjustment in rent based on a decrease in housing services under the process set forth in section 30-578 of this division.
  • The tenant may petition for a rent adjustment and repayment of overpaid rent.
    Applies: The covered unit is uninhabitable or does not meet the implied warranty of habitability.
    § 30-575 · code text
    A tenant may petition for an adjustment in Rent and reimbursement for overpayment of rent, based on a covered rental unit's uninhabitable condition or failure to comply with the implied warranty of habitability, under the process set forth in section 30-578 of this division.

The California rule underneath

CA state law Underneath, California law still applies. Rent cap right now: 8.7% for increases taking effect August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027 (5% plus 3.7% inflation) (Civ. Code § 1947.12(a)(1), (g)). California's statewide rent cap — the full state rule →

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Frequently asked questions

How much can rent go up in Pomona?

Pomona limits increases on covered rental units to 5% of the highest monthly rent in the past 12 months, once in any 12 months.

General information, not legal advice.

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