City of San Rafael
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?
No, (Marin County Health and Human Services Division, Marin Housing and local non-profit groups provide support)
When were these protections adopted and most recently updated?
Adopted: 2019
Rent Stabilization
Exemptions
How much can rent be increased and how often?
Is banking allowed?
Are passthroughs or additional costs allowed (pets, utilities, parking, etc)?
Eviction Protections
Exemptions
SFH and duplexes; govt subsidized, owned or operated units; units in a development where no fewer than 49% of the units are affordable; onsite manager units; any unit occupied by the property owner or the property owner’s family members.
Under what circumstances is the landlord obligated to pay relocation assistance to tenant?
No fault evictions in the Canal Opportunity Zone only (U.S. Census Tracts 1122.03 and 1122.04); Low-income tenant households displaced due to a development project or property improvement, such as a renovation or rehabilitation.