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Rent increases in Redlands

State law caps rent increases on covered units at 8.1% for increases taking effect August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027. City rule, mobilehome park spaces only: rent adjusts once a year by the CPI change, with only part of any change above 4% counting.

Key points

  • Rent cap: State law caps rent increases on covered units at 8.1% for increases taking effect August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027.
  • Mobilehome rents: City rule, mobilehome park spaces only: rent adjusts once a year by the CPI change, with only part of any change above 4% counting.

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

What Redlands's code says

Redlands code What Redlands's code adds
Annual increase limit
  • The CPI change, up or down, since the last adjustment, once a year.
    Applies: Only mobilehome park spaces; city staff approves the formula adjustment. Only part of a CPI change above 4% counts. Affected owner-occupants get 60 days' notice.
    § 5.48.060 · code text
    Each year, a mobilehome park owner, or a majority of mobilehome owners and mobilehome owner-occupants within a mobilehome park and represented by signed petitions, may submit an application on the city's form for an adjustment in space rent in an amount equal to the proportional increase or decrease in the CPI
Floor or ceiling on the increase
  • Only 3/4 of any CPI change above 4% through 9%, and 25% of any change above 9%, counts.
    Applies: Only mobilehome park spaces, for the annual CPI formula adjustment.
    § 5.48.060 · code text
    provided, however, that such increase or decrease shall be limited to three-fourths (3/4) of any percentage in excess of four percent (4%) through nine percent (9%) and twenty five percent (25%) of any percentage in excess of nine percent (9%).
Units covered
  • Mobilehome spaces in a mobilehome park.
    § 5.48.060 · code text
    Except as hereinafter provided, no park owner shall demand, accept or retain rent for a mobilehome space exceeding the base rent in effect for such space.
How often rent can go up
  • No more than once a year, and no sooner than 12 months after the last approved adjustment took effect.
    Applies: Only mobilehome park spaces.
    § 5.48.060 · code text
    Base rent or space rent may be adjusted no more than once each year, and the effective date of the adjustment may not be sooner than twelve (12) months after the effective date of previously approved rent adjustment.
Petitions and pass-throughs
  • The park owner, or a majority of mobilehome owners and owner-occupants by signed petitions, may apply for a CPI-based adjustment.
    Applies: Only mobilehome park spaces, once a year. The application can seek an increase or a decrease. Each affected owner-occupant gets 60 days' notice.
    § 5.48.060 · code text
    Each year, a mobilehome park owner, or a majority of mobilehome owners and mobilehome owner-occupants within a mobilehome park and represented by signed petitions, may submit an application on the city's form for an adjustment in space rent
  • Owner may petition the commission to align lease anniversaries, with an increase scaled by months since the last increase.
    Applies: Only mobilehome park spaces with certain expiring leases. 100% of adjusted CPI at 12 months, rising to 191% at 23 months; owner proves the months.
    § 5.48.060 · code text
    the mobilehome park owner may file a petition with the commission to increase rents in accordance with the following table:
  • Owners may apply for discretionary increases beyond the formula; approved increases start at least 1 year after the last increase.
    Applies: Only mobilehome park spaces. The owner must serve notice on each affected owner-occupant within 15 days before filing.
    § 5.48.070 · code text
    An owner who seeks a rent increase not authorized in subsection 5.48.060B of this chapter shall submit an application for a discretionary rent increase

Also in Redlands's code: Rent Stabilization for Mobilehome Parks (Ch. 5.48) — mobilehome park spaces only. This page does not summarize it yet.

The California rule underneath

Where Redlands'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
8.1% for increases taking effect August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027 (5% plus 3.1% inflation)
Applies: Covered units only. Inflation is the BLS consumer price index for the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario area, March to March, as the statute requires; the figure is recomputed every year.
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.
Number of rent increases
No more than two increases in any 12-month period
Rent cap — new construction exemption
Housing with a certificate of occupancy issued within the previous 15 years is exempt (rolling)
Applies: Mobilehomes excepted.
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)).
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
New tenancy resets the rent
When no prior tenant remains, the owner may set the initial rent; the cap applies to later increases
Rent cap sunset
§ 1947.12 is repealed on January 1, 2030 unless extended

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Frequently asked questions

How much can rent go up in Redlands?

State law caps rent increases on covered units at 8.1% for increases taking effect August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027. City rule, mobilehome park spaces only: rent adjusts once a year by the CPI change, with only part of any change above 4% counting.

General information, not legal advice.

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