Unincorporated Marin County
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?
Just Cause for Evictions
Who enforces the tenant protections?
When were these protections adopted and most recently updated?
Adopted: 2019
Rent Stabilization
Exemptions
Units owned or operated by government agencies.
How much can rent be increased and how often?
Mandatory non-binding mediation if rent increase is higher than 5%, but no rent control
Is banking allowed?
Are passthroughs or additional costs allowed (pets, utilities, parking, etc)?
Eviction Protections
Exemptions
ADU; duplexes; units with government-subsidized rents; all units in developments where at least 49% of the units are restricted as affordable; and units occupied by on-site property managers.
Under what circumstances is the landlord obligated to pay relocation assistance to tenant?
All no fault just cause where tenant has occupied the unit for at least 12 months.