City of Concord
The following is a brief overview of the tenant protections available in this city. For more details please refer to the ordinance itself and any other resourced linked below.
Overview
What tenant protections does the city have?
Rent Control
Just Cause for Evictions
Who enforces the tenant protections?
Complaint based system
When were these protections adopted and most recently updated?
Adopted: 2024
Updated: 2025
Rent Stabilization
Exemptions
SFH and condos per Costa Hawkins Act; Anything built after 2/1/1995; Owner-occupied duplexes, ADUs, affordable housing where rents are calculated based on income, so long as State law caps are not exceeded, per local law.
How much can rent be increased and how often?
Not more than 5%
Is banking allowed?
No
Are passthroughs or additional costs allowed (pets, utilities, parking, etc)?
Landlord fair return petitions are allowed via a hearing officer process.
Eviction Protections
Exemptions
Units in which the tenant and landlord share bathroom or kitchen facilities; Accessory Dwelling Units; Duplexes where the Owner occupies one of the units.
Under what circumstances is the landlord obligated to pay relocation assistance to tenant?
All no fault just cause evictions