City of Salinas
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 Eviction
Tenant Anti-Harassment
Who enforces the tenant protections?
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When were these protections adopted and most recently updated?
Adopted: 2024
Effective Date: 1/1/25
Rent Stabilization
Exemptions
SFH and condos per Costa Hawkins Act. Anything built after 2/1/1995. Rentals subsidized by gov’t entity; short term rentals; multifamily rentals that are designated as historic landmarks.
How much can rent be increased and how often?
75% of CPI or 2.75%, whichever is less
Is banking allowed?
No
Are passthroughs or additional costs allowed (pets, utilities, parking, etc)?
Landlord may petition for fair return adjustments and capital improvement passthroughs.
Eviction Protections
Exemptions
Virutally no exemptions other than standard institutional exemptions and owner occupied properties.
Under what circumstances is the landlord obligated to pay relocation assistance to tenant?
All no fault JC