City of Thousand Oaks

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

Who enforces the tenant protections?

Rent Adjustment Commission

When were these protections adopted and most recently updated?

Adopted: 1979

Updated: 1987, some history here: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-18-me-7614-story.html

Rent Stabilization

Exemptions

Any apartment occupied after 1987 is exempt. Ordinance seems to primarily cover eight mobile home parks.

How much can rent be increased and how often?

Board determined, based on CPI

Is banking allowed?

No

Are passthroughs or additional costs allowed (pets, utilities, parking, etc)?

Landlords can pass through capital repairs: https://www.toaks.org/home/showpublisheddocument/1630/636026386484130000

Eviction Protections

Exemptions

Under what circumstances is the landlord obligated to pay relocation assistance to tenant?

Resources

Visit our Glossary of Common Terms for definitions of terms found in this overview.

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