ALLOWABLE RENT INCREASES, VACANCY RATE SURVEY & NEW LAWS  

2024 Annual Rent Increase Allowed Under the Tenant Protection Act

As of July 1, 2024 the maximum rent increase allowed if your unit falls under the Tenant Protection Act is 8.8% (5% + CPI = 3.8%) California Department of Industrial Relations Consumer Price Index.

Know Your Rights as a Tenant by the California Department of Justice

Survey: Davis Apartment Vacancy Rate Improves Substantially

Vacancy Survey

Beginning July 1, 2025 Assembly Bill 2747 adds Section 1954.07 to the Civil Code 

Assembly Bill 2747, signed on September 19, 2024 allows renters to have the option to request that their landlord report positive rental payment information to at least one nationwide credit bureau. It only applies to buildings with 15 units or more, and small landlords and assisted housing developments are exempt.

Existing law, until July 1, 2025, requires a landlord of an assisted housing development to offer tenants the option of having their rental payments reported to at least one consumer reporting agency, as specified. Existing law authorizes a landlord to charge a tenant that elects to have rent reported a $10 fee and prescribes requirements regarding how the offer of rent reporting is to be made.

Beginning April 1, 2025 and onward landlords must include this option within their lease agreement to any tenant obligated on a lease. It must be offered by the landlord at the time of signing the lease and then once every year thereafter. For leases already in effect by January 1, 2025, landlords must offer this service no later than April 1, 2025, and continue to do so at least once every year.

A tenant is allowed to request, and landlords are required to provide, additional copies of the written election of positive rental payment information reporting at any time. Renters who opt in are free to opt out by making a written request, but cannot opt back in for another six months. Landlords are allowed to charge a fee of ten dollars or the actual cost for providing the service, whichever is lower, from each renter who chooses to participate, unless there is no cost for reporting. Landlords are prohibited from taking certain actions if a tenant fails to pay the landlord’s rent reporting charge.

The Rental Resources Program Offers the Following Components: 

Education and Resources

Neighbors, tenants, landlords and property managers can find a great deal of information about their rights and responsibilities, state tenancy laws and City Municipal Code on this website. By using the menu in the green box to the right you will also find answers to frequently asked questions, information about what is necessary for a rental to be considered habitable, the Davis Model Lease, the Tenant Protection Act, what is constitutes visual blight, and more.

Rental Property Registration

All single-family and multi-family rental properties are required to register with the City and designate a local contact within 50 miles of Davis. Anytime contact information for the property owner or property manager changes you are required to re-register. If your property is no longer a rental, please contact the Rental Resources Program at rentalresources@cityofdavis.org so you are no longer charged the Rental Resources Program fees.

Rental Property Inspection Program

Rental properties with 1 to 4 units are required to participate in an inspection program to ensure they are safe and habitable. A sampling of these properties will be inspected in any given year. 

City of Davis Municipal Code 18.11 Residential Rental Dwelling Units–Registration and Inspection