Legally, how much can I raise the rent on a tenent?

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Hi BP, am planning on doing a shower remodel, to attend to my tenants needs. I was thing of raising the rent after the remodel is done. How much can I raise it?

James Tasso · Answer

@Javier Rosales

Hey there!

There are rent control laws everywhere. In LA City you can raise rents 3-8% depending. BUT like @Malcomb Stapel said, you have to wait until their lease expires. LA CITY RENT CONTROL

Hope this helps!

James

Malcomb Stapel · Answer

Are they on a month to month lease? If not, you can't raise their rents, without their permission, until the current lease expires.

Javier Rosales · Answer

@Sanjeev Advani yea your right might want to Waite after a year maybe. Kern county is 9%!! i dident know that

Sanjeev Advani · Answer

@Javier Rosales - Increasing the rent directly after a remodel can be seen as a retaliatory move, and therefore it could be more beneficial to wait on increasing the rents for a month or two.  That being said, you can increase the rent to a max of 9% currently in Kern County due to the State of emergency.  When the State of Emergency is lifted we can go back to increasing rents higher than that.  Feel free to PM for more questions as well!

Javier Rosales · Answer

@James Tasso @Malcomb Stapel their on a year leas, and my rental is in Bakersfield

Legally, how much can I raise the rent on a tenent?

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