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What this means for a renter at this address on 2026-01-02.

Rent increases

Applies. For rent-controlled units, the annual allowable rent increase effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 is 1.6% of the tenant's base rent. For example, a $2,000 base rent can increase by $32 to $2,032. (S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37)

A local rule governs instead. Over any 12-month period, a landlord cannot raise rent by more than 5% plus the local cost-of-living change, or 10%, whichever is lower. Rent can be raised at most twice in 12 months for the same tenant, and the landlord may set any starting rent for a new tenancy. (Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12)

Eviction protection

Applies. A landlord of a unit covered by the Rent Ordinance may evict only for one of 17 listed just causes, and that cause must be the dominant motive. Expiration of a lease or a change in ownership is not just cause. (S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37, § 37.9(a))

A local rule governs instead. After you have lived in your home continuously and lawfully for 12 months, your landlord can end your tenancy only for a listed at-fault or no-fault just cause stated in the written notice. For no-fault terminations the landlord must pay one month's rent as relocation assistance within 15 days of the notice or waive the final month's rent. (Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.2)

Security deposit

Applies. A landlord cannot demand or receive security (deposit, fee or charge) above one month's rent, in addition to first month's rent. Small landlords (natural persons or all-natural-person LLCs owning no more than two properties with four units total) may charge up to two months' rent, but not to service members. (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5)

Applies. Landlords must pay interest on tenant security deposits at 4.2% for March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027. (S.F. Admin. Code ch. 49, § 49.2)

Application fees

Applies. A landlord may charge an application screening fee of no more than $30 per applicant (adjusted for CPI since 1998), and never more than actual out-of-pocket costs and time spent. No fee may be charged if no unit is available or will be soon, and the landlord must give an itemized receipt and follow first-come screening or refund rules. (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6)

Tenant screening

Applies. Landlords may not discriminate against applicants or tenants because of their source of income, including Section 8 vouchers and other government subsidies. Where a government rent subsidy applies, income standards must be based on the portion of rent the tenant pays, and applicants with credit history screening must be allowed to offer alternative evidence of ability to pay. Landlords may still ask about the level or source of income. (Cal. Gov. Code § 12955)

Rent-pricing software

Applies. It is unlawful to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination or conspiracy to restrain trade, or to coerce another person to adopt prices or commercial terms recommended by such an algorithm. A common pricing algorithm is software or other methodology used by two or more persons that uses competitor data to recommend or influence a price. (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729 (added by Stats. 2025, ch. 338, A.B. 325))

Applies. Landlords and others may not sell or use algorithmic devices, such as software that analyzes nonpublic competitor rental data, to set rents or manage occupancy levels for residential units in San Francisco. A tenant or the City Attorney can bring a civil action over violations. (S.F. Rent Ordinance § 37.10C (S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37))

Legal information, not legal advice.

Every rule, with its source

8 apply · 2 superseded by local law

Rent increase limits

Applies

San Francisco Rent Ordinance annual allowable rent increase (3/1/2026–2/28/2027)

S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37 · San Francisco, CA · medium confidence

For rent-controlled units, the annual allowable rent increase effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 is 1.6% of the tenant's base rent. For example, a $2,000 base rent can increase by $32 to $2,032.

Key value 1.6%

San Francisco, CA city rule; in force. Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts. Assumes co_date: 1963-01-01–1963-12-31 (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · bounded from year built 1963 (assumes first CO within 0 year of construction); no CO record.

The announcement sets the annual allowable increase under the San Francisco Rent Ordinance. The prior period (3/1/2025–2/28/2026) was 1.4%.

Source evidence

San Francisco Rent Ordinance annual allowable rent increase (3/1/2026–2/28/2027)

Citation
S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37
Status
enacted
Effective
not stated in source
Document
D080 · official
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2026-10-01T22:37Z
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https://www.sf.gov/news--annual-rent-increase-3126-22827-announced

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SOURCE: https://www.sf.gov/news--annual-rent-increase-3126-22827-announced RETRIEVED: 2026-10-01 22:37 UTC Annual Rent Increase for 3/1/26 - 2/28/27 Announced | SF.gov Skip to main content news Annual Rent Increase for 3/1/26 - 2/28/27 Announced Rent Board For rent-controlled units, the annual allowable increase amount effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 is 1.6%. January 14, 2026 For rent-controlled units , the annual allowable increase amount effective March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027 is 1.6%. To calculate the dollar amount of the 1.6% annual rent increase, multiply the tenant's base rent by .016. For example, if the tenant's base rent is $2,000.00, the annual increase would be calculated as follows: $2,000.00 x .016 = $32.00. The tenant's new base rent would be $2,032.00 ($2,000.00 + $32.00). The annual allowable increase amount effective March

Condition and exemption sources

  • Exemption: Certificate of Occupancy after June 13, 1979

    “tenancies in newly constructed rental units that first obtained a Certificate of Occupancy after June 13, 1979”

Extraction review notes

  • coverage conditions taken from D079; quote from D080
  • merged 3 extractions: D079, D080, D083

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Exemption: Certificate of Occupancy after June 13, 1979 (all of) → false

  • falseUnit first obtained a Certificate of Occupancy after June 13, 1979Fact: 1963-01-01–1963-12-31 (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · bounded from year built 1963 (assumes first CO within 0 year of construction); no CO record
Superseded by local rule

California Tenant Protection Act rent cap (Civ. Code § 1947.12)

Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12 · CA · medium confidence

Over any 12-month period, a landlord cannot raise rent by more than 5% plus the local cost-of-living change, or 10%, whichever is lower. Rent can be raised at most twice in 12 months for the same tenant, and the landlord may set any starting rent for a new tenancy.

Key value 5% + CPI, max 10%

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2024-01-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts. Assumes affordable_restricted: false (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · no subsidy/deed restriction recorded in assessor use code; co_date: 1963-01-01–1963-12-31 (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · bounded from year built 1963 (assumes first CO within 0 year of construction); no CO record. A local rule in the same category governs: r-63566f.

Does not apply to housing under local rent control that restricts annual increases to less than the state cap. The section does not expand or limit local governments' authority to adopt rent controls consistent with Civ. Code § 1954.50 et seq. Effective January 1, 2024 and operative April 1, 2024 (Stats. 2023, ch. 290, SB 567); repealed January 1, 2030.

Source evidence

California Tenant Protection Act rent cap (Civ. Code § 1947.12)

Citation
Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12
Status
enacted
Effective
2024-01-01
Document
D024 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:35Z
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1947.12

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Search Up^ << Previous Next >> cross-reference chaptered bills PDF | Add To My Favorites Search Phrase: Code Text Civil Code - CIV DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.91] ( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.91] ( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 5. HIRING [1925 - 1997.270] ( Title 5 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 2. Hiring of Real Property [1940 - 1954.071] ( Chapter 2 enacted 1872. ) 1947.12. (a) (1)   Subject to subdivision (b), an owner of residential real property shall not, over the course of any 12-month period, increase the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5 percent plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase. In determining the lowest gross rental amount pursuant to this section, any rent discounts, incentives, concessions, or credits offered by the owner of such unit of residential real property and accepted by the tenant shall be excluded. The gross per-month rental rate and any owner-offered discounts, incentives, concessions, or credits shall be separately listed and identified in the lease or rental agreement or any amendments to an existing lease or rental agreement. (2) If the same tenant rem

Condition and exemption sources

  • Exemption: Deed-restricted or subsidized affordable housing

    “Housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction contained in an agreement with a government agency, or other recorded document as affordable housing”

  • Exemption: School dormitories

    “Dormitories owned and operated by an institution of higher education”

  • Exemption: Certificate of occupancy within previous 15 years (not mobilehome)

    “Housing that has been issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 15 years, unless the housing is a mobilehome.”

  • Exemption: Separately alienable property with non-corporate owner and notice

    “Residential real property that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit, including a mobilehome”

  • Exemption: Owner-occupied duplex

    “A property containing two separate dwelling units within a single structure in which the owner occupied one of the units as the owner’s principal place of residence”

Extraction review notes

  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Housing subject to local rent or price control that restricts annual increases to less than the state cap
  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Owner is not an LLC with a corporate member or mobilehome park management
  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Tenants were given the required written exemption notice
  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Landlord notified tenant in writing that tenancy is not subject to just cause and rent increase limits
  • exemption "Stricter local rent control" treated as precedence (yields to same-category local rule)
  • merged 2 extractions: D024, D040

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Exemptions in the law: Deed-restricted or subsidized affordable housing; dormitories of higher education or K-12 schools; housing under stricter local rent control; housing with a certificate of occupancy issued within the previous 15 years (except mobilehomes); separately alienable property (e.g. single-family homes, condos) whose owner is not a REIT, corporation, LLC with a corporate member or mobilehome park management and where written notice was given; duplex where the owner occupies one unit as principal residence.

JurisdictiontrueLegal statusin_forceCoveragetrue

Exemption: Deed-restricted or subsidized affordable housing (all of) → false

  • falseHousing restricted as affordable or subsidizedFact: false (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · no subsidy/deed restriction recorded in assessor use code

Exemption: School dormitories (all of) → false

  • falseDormitory owned and operated by a higher-education institution or K-12 schoolFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units

Exemption: Certificate of occupancy within previous 15 years (not mobilehome) (all of) → false

  • falseCertificate of occupancy issued within the previous 15 yearsFact: 1963-01-01–1963-12-31 (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · bounded from year built 1963 (assumes first CO within 0 year of construction); no CO record
  • trueNot a mobilehomeFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units

Exemption: Separately alienable property with non-corporate owner and notice (all of) → false

  • falseResidential property alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unitFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units
  • unknownOwner is not a REIT or corporationFact: not in data (owner names deliberately excluded from sample)
  • unknownOwner is not an LLC with a corporate member or mobilehome park managementFact: not in data
  • unknownTenants were given the required written exemption noticeFact: not in data

Exemption: Owner-occupied duplex (all of) → false

  • falseProperty with two dwelling units in a single structureFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units
  • unknownOwner occupies one unit as principal residenceFact: not in data (owner occupancy not in data)

Missing facts that cannot change this answer

  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Separately alienable property with non-corporate owner and notice" also requires "Residential property alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unit", which is false (multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Owner is not a REIT or corporation" is.
  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Separately alienable property with non-corporate owner and notice" also requires "Residential property alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unit", which is false (multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Owner is not an LLC with a corporate member or mobilehome park management" is.
  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Separately alienable property with non-corporate owner and notice" also requires "Residential property alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unit", which is false (multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Tenants were given the required written exemption notice" is.
  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Owner-occupied duplex" also requires "Property with two dwelling units in a single structure", which is false (multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Owner occupies one unit as principal residence" is.

Yields to: r-63566f

Just-cause eviction

Applies

San Francisco Rent Ordinance just cause eviction (Section 37.9(a))

S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37, § 37.9(a) · San Francisco, CA · high confidence

A landlord of a unit covered by the Rent Ordinance may evict only for one of 17 listed just causes, and that cause must be the dominant motive. Expiration of a lease or a change in ownership is not just cause.

Key value 17 enumerated just causes; dominant motive required

San Francisco, CA city rule; in force. Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Applies even to some tenancies exempt from the Ordinance's rent increase limits, including newer construction and Costa-Hawkins-eligible tenancies.

Source evidence

San Francisco Rent Ordinance just cause eviction (Section 37.9(a))

Citation
S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37, § 37.9(a)
Status
enacted
Effective
not stated in source
Document
D079 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:37Z
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https://sf.gov/information/overview-just-cause-evictions

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SOURCE: https://sf.gov/information/overview-just-cause-evictions RETRIEVED: 2026-10-01 22:37 UTC Overview of Just Cause Evictions | SF.gov Skip to main content Info Page Overview of Just Cause Evictions In order to evict a tenant from a rental unit covered by the Rent Ordinance, a landlord must have a "just cause" reason that is the dominant motive for pursuing the eviction. Rent Board In order to evict a tenant from a rental unit covered by the Rent Ordinance, a landlord must have a "just cause" reason that is the dominant motive for pursuing the eviction. Note that the mere expiration of a rental agreement or a change in ownership does not constitute "just cause" for eviction. The 17 just cause reasons for eviction under Ordinance Section 37.9(a) are summarized below: Non-payment of rent, habitual late payment of rent, or frequent bounced checks; Failure to cure

Extraction review notes

  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Unit must be covered by the San Francisco Rent Ordinance
  • self-referential condition removed: "Unit must be covered by the San Francisco Rent Ordinance" (rule is part of that ordinance)
  • merged 3 extractions: D079, D082, D083

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JurisdictiontrueLegal statusin_forceCoveragetrue

No property-level conditions extracted: the rule covers all residential rentals in its jurisdiction.

Superseded by local rule

California Tenant Protection Act – Just Cause Eviction

Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.2 · CA · medium confidence

After you have lived in your home continuously and lawfully for 12 months, your landlord can end your tenancy only for a listed at-fault or no-fault just cause stated in the written notice. For no-fault terminations the landlord must pay one month's rent as relocation assistance within 15 days of the notice or waive the final month's rent.

Key value Just cause required after 12 months of occupancy; relocation assistance of 1 month's rent for no-fault termination

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2026-01-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts. Assumes co_date: 1963-01-01–1963-12-31 (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · bounded from year built 1963 (assumes first CO within 0 year of construction); no CO record; affordable_restricted: false (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · no subsidy/deed restriction recorded in assessor use code; exemption "Shared facilities with owner" does not apply (not determinable from data). A local rule in the same category governs: r-5a7da0.

Does not apply to property subject to a local just cause ordinance adopted on or before September 1, 2019, or a later local ordinance that is more protective (with a binding finding); the local ordinance applies instead. A property is not subject to both. Less protective local ordinances adopted after September 1, 2019 are not enforced. Amended by AB 1529 (Stats. 2025, ch. 203), effective January 1, 2026; section operative April 1, 2024 and repealed January 1, 2030.

Source evidence

California Tenant Protection Act – Just Cause Eviction

Citation
Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.2
Status
enacted
Effective
2026-01-01
Document
D023 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:35Z
Snapshot
snap-eea786560def
Extracted by
cli:sonnet
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1946.2

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ch Text Search Up^ << Previous Next >> cross-reference chaptered bills PDF | Add To My Favorites Search Phrase: Code Text Civil Code - CIV DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.91] ( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.91] ( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 5. HIRING [1925 - 1997.270] ( Title 5 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 2. Hiring of Real Property [1940 - 1954.071] ( Chapter 2 enacted 1872. ) 1946.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months, the owner of the residential real property shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause, which shall be stated in the written notice to terminate tenancy. If any additional adult tenants are added to the lease before an existing tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied the residential real property for 24 months, then this subdivision shall only apply if either of the following are satisfied: (1) All of the tenants have continuously and lawfully occupied the residential real property for 12 months or more. (2) One or more tenants have continuously and lawfully occupied the residential real property for 24 months or more. (b) For purposes of

Condition and exemption sources

  • Exemption: Transient and tourist hotel occupancy

    “Transient and tourist hotel occupancy as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 1940.”

  • Exemption: Nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care or residential care facility

    “Housing accommodations in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care facility, licensed residential care facility for the elderly”

  • Exemption: Institutional dormitories

    “Dormitories owned and operated by an institution of higher education”

  • Exemption: Shared facilities with owner

    “Housing accommodations in which the tenant shares bathroom or kitchen facilities with the owner who maintains their principal residence at the residential real property.”

  • Exemption: Single-family owner-occupied residence

    “Single-family owner-occupied residences, including both of the following:”

  • Exemption: Owner-occupied duplex

    “A property containing two separate dwelling units within a single structure in which the owner occupied one of the units as the owner’s principal place of residence at the beginning of the tenancy”

  • Exemption: Certificate of occupancy within previous 15 years

    “Housing that has been issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 15 years, unless the housing is a mobilehome.”

  • Exemption: Separately alienable property with qualifying owner

    “Residential real property, including a mobilehome, that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit, provided that both of the following apply:”

  • Exemption: Deed-restricted or subsidized affordable housing

    “Housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction contained in an agreement with a government agency, or other recorded document as affordable housing”

Extraction review notes

  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Tenant shares bathroom or kitchen with owner who lives on the property as principal residence
  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Residential property alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unit
  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Tenants were given the required written exemption notice
  • exemption "Shared facilities with owner" not determinable from data; presumed not to apply (disclosed)
  • untyped predicate "Residential property alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unit" typed as property_type in single_family|condominium (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1946.2(e)(8), 1947.12(d)(5): separately alienable dwelling = single-family home or condominium unit)

Legal information, not legal advice. Machine-extracted; verify against the official source.

Show reasoning

Exemptions in the law: Transient hotels; nonprofit hospitals, religious facilities, care facilities; school dormitories; shared bathroom/kitchen with owner-occupant; owner-occupied single-family residences renting no more than two units or bedrooms; owner-occupied duplexes; housing with a certificate of occupancy within the previous 15 years (except mobilehomes); separately alienable property whose owner is not a REIT, corporation, or LLC with a corporate member and where the required exemption notice was given; deed-restricted or subsidized affordable housing.

JurisdictiontrueLegal statusin_forceCoveragetrue

Exemption: Transient and tourist hotel occupancy (all of) → false

  • falseTransient and tourist hotel occupancyFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units

Exemption: Nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care or residential care facility (all of) → false

  • falseHousing in nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care or care facilityFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units

Exemption: Institutional dormitories (all of) → false

  • falseDormitory owned and operated by higher education institution or K-12 schoolFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units

Exemption: Shared facilities with owner (all of) → false

  • unknownTenant shares bathroom or kitchen with owner who lives on the property as principal residenceFact: not in data

Exemption: Single-family owner-occupied residence (all of) → false

  • falseSingle-family residenceFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units
  • unknownOwner-occupiedFact: not in data (owner occupancy not in data)

Exemption: Owner-occupied duplex (all of) → false

  • falseTwo dwelling units within a single structureFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units
  • unknownOwner occupied one unit as principal residence at start of tenancy and continuesFact: not in data (owner occupancy not in data)

Exemption: Certificate of occupancy within previous 15 years (all of) → false

  • falseCertificate of occupancy issued within the previous 15 yearsFact: 1963-01-01–1963-12-31 (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · bounded from year built 1963 (assumes first CO within 0 year of construction); no CO record
  • trueExemption does not apply to mobilehomesFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units

Exemption: Separately alienable property with qualifying owner (all of) → false

  • falseResidential property alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unitFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units
  • unknownOwner is not a REIT, corporation, or LLC with a corporate memberFact: not in data (owner names deliberately excluded from sample)
  • unknownTenants were given the required written exemption noticeFact: not in data

Exemption: Deed-restricted or subsidized affordable housing (all of) → false

  • falseRestricted affordable or subsidized housingFact: false (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · no subsidy/deed restriction recorded in assessor use code

Missing facts that cannot change this answer

  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Single-family owner-occupied residence" also requires "Single-family residence", which is false (multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Owner-occupied" is.
  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Owner-occupied duplex" also requires "Two dwelling units within a single structure", which is false (multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Owner occupied one unit as principal residence at start of tenancy and continues" is.
  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Separately alienable property with qualifying owner" also requires "Residential property alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unit", which is false (multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Owner is not a REIT, corporation, or LLC with a corporate member" is.
  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Separately alienable property with qualifying owner" also requires "Residential property alienable separate from title to any other dwelling unit", which is false (multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Tenants were given the required written exemption notice" is.

Yields to: r-5a7da0

Security deposits

Applies

California residential security deposit cap

Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5 · CA · high confidence

A landlord cannot demand or receive security (deposit, fee or charge) above one month's rent, in addition to first month's rent. Small landlords (natural persons or all-natural-person LLCs owning no more than two properties with four units total) may charge up to two months' rent, but not to service members.

Key value 1 month's rent maximum (2 months for small landlords)

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2024-07-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Document shows the section as last amended by Stats. 2025, ch. 340 (AB 414), effective January 1, 2026; the July 1, 2024 date comes from subdivision (c)(6). No local-law interaction is stated.

Source evidence

California residential security deposit cap

Citation
Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5
Status
enacted
Effective
2024-07-01
Document
D025 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:35Z
Snapshot
snap-eea786560def
Extracted by
cli:sonnet
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5

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t was in at the inception of the tenancy. The amendments to this paragraph enacted by the act adding this sentence shall apply only to tenancies for which the tenant’s right to occupy begins after January 1, 2003. (4) To remedy future defaults by the tenant in any obligation under the rental agreement to restore, replace, or return personal property or appurtenances, exclusive of ordinary wear and tear, if the security deposit is authorized to be applied thereto by the rental agreement. (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), (3), or (5), a landlord shall not demand or receive security, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of an amount equal to one month’s rent, in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy. (2) This subdivision does not prohibit an advance payment of not less than six months’ rent if the term of the lease is six months or longer. (3) This subdivision does not preclude a landlord and a tenant from entering into a mutual agreement for the landlord, at the request of the tenant and for a specified fee or charge, to make structural, decorative, furnishing, or other similar alterations, if the alterations are other than cleaning or repairing for which the landlord may charge the previo

Extraction review notes

  • merged 2 extractions: D007, D025

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Show reasoning

Exemptions in the law: Advance payment of six months' rent or more allowed if lease term is six months or longer; mutual agreement for tenant-requested alterations for a specified fee. Small-landlord two-month cap does not apply if the prospective tenant is a service member.

JurisdictiontrueLegal statusin_forceCoveragetrue

No property-level conditions extracted: the rule covers all residential rentals in its jurisdiction.

Applies

San Francisco security deposit interest rate

S.F. Admin. Code ch. 49, § 49.2 · San Francisco, CA · medium confidence

Landlords must pay interest on tenant security deposits at 4.2% for March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027.

Key value 4.2% interest (March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027)

San Francisco, CA city rule; in force. Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Annual rate set by the SF Rent Board; prior rates were 5.0% (2025-26) and 5.2% (2024-25).

Source evidence

San Francisco security deposit interest rate

Citation
S.F. Admin. Code ch. 49, § 49.2
Status
enacted
Effective
not stated in source
Document
D083 · official
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2026-10-01T22:37Z
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https://www.sf.gov/reports--current-rates-including-rent-increase-relocation-sec-deposit

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SOURCE: https://www.sf.gov/reports--current-rates-including-rent-increase-relocation-sec-deposit RETRIEVED: 2026-10-01 22:37 UTC Current Rates, including Rent Increase, Relocation, Sec. Deposit | SF.gov Skip to main content Report Current Rates, including Rent Increase, Relocation, Sec. Deposit Rent Board For March 1, 2026 - February 28, 2027 Allowable Rent Increase: 1.6% for March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027 Security Deposit Interest: 4.2% for March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027 Allowable rent increase Allowable rent increase Effective Period Amount of Increase March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027 1.6% March 1, 2025 – February 28, 2026 1.4% March 1, 2024 – February 28, 2025 1.7% Learn about rent increases in San Francisco. Previous allowable rent increases: 571 Allowable Annual Increases 571 AUMENTOS DE LA RENTA PERMITIDOS 571 年度許可加租 571 MGA PINAHIHINTULUTAN NA TAUNANG PAGTATAAS NG UPA 571 Mức Tăng Tiền Thuê Hàng Năm Được Chấp Thuận Security deposit interest Security depo

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No property-level conditions extracted: the rule covers all residential rentals in its jurisdiction.

Application & screening fees

Applies

California application screening fee cap

Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6 · CA · high confidence

A landlord may charge an application screening fee of no more than $30 per applicant (adjusted for CPI since 1998), and never more than actual out-of-pocket costs and time spent. No fee may be charged if no unit is available or will be soon, and the landlord must give an itemized receipt and follow first-come screening or refund rules.

Key value $30 per applicant, CPI-adjusted since January 1, 1998

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2026-01-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Section 1950.6 applies notwithstanding Civ. Code § 1950.5; the fee is not treated as security or an advance fee. It does not preempt rules on deposits and fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. Effective date is that of the AB 1170 (2025) amendment.

Source evidence

California application screening fee cap

Citation
Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6
Status
enacted
Effective
2026-01-01
Document
D026 · official
Corpus
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2026-10-01T22:35Z
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.6

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their agent may, but is not required to, accept and rely upon a consumer credit report presented by an applicant. (b) The amount of the application screening fee shall not be greater than the actual out-of-pocket costs of gathering information concerning the applicant, including, but not limited to, the cost of using a tenant screening service or a consumer credit reporting service, and the reasonable value of time spent by the landlord or their agent in obtaining information on the applicant. In no case shall the amount of the application screening fee charged by the landlord or their agent be greater than thirty dollars ($30) per applicant. The thirty dollar ($30) application screening fee may be adjusted annually by the landlord or their agent commensurate with an increase in the Consumer Price Index, beginning on January 1, 1998. (c) (1) A landlord or their agent shall not charge an applicant an application screening fee when they know or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable period of time. (2) A landlord or their agent may charge an applicant an application scr

Extraction review notes

  • merged 2 extractions: D005, D026

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No property-level conditions extracted: the rule covers all residential rentals in its jurisdiction.

Screening restrictions

Applies

California FEHA source-of-income protections in housing (Gov. Code § 12955)

Cal. Gov. Code § 12955 · CA · high confidence

Landlords may not discriminate against applicants or tenants because of their source of income, including Section 8 vouchers and other government subsidies. Where a government rent subsidy applies, income standards must be based on the portion of rent the tenant pays, and applicants with credit history screening must be allowed to offer alternative evidence of ability to pay. Landlords may still ask about the level or source of income.

Key value ban on source-of-income discrimination (incl. housing vouchers)

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2024-01-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Source-of-income language in its current form was amended by SB 267 (Stats. 2023, ch. 776), effective January 1, 2024. The document says nothing about local ordinances.

Source evidence

California FEHA source-of-income protections in housing (Gov. Code § 12955)

Citation
Cal. Gov. Code § 12955
Status
enacted
Effective
2024-01-01
Document
D027 · official
Corpus
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Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:35Z
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=12955

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A [8000 - 22980] ( Title 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000 - 15990.3] ( Division 3 added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111. ) PART 2.8. CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT [12900 - 12999] ( Heading of Part 2.8 amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 29. ) CHAPTER 6. Discrimination Prohibited [12940 - 12957] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 992. ) ARTICLE 2. Housing Discrimination [12955 - 12957] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 992. ) 12955. It shall be unlawful: (a) For the owner of any housing accommodation to discriminate against or harass any person because of the race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information of that person. (b) For the owner of any housing accommodation to make or to cause to be made any written or oral inquiry concerning the race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information of any person seeking to purchase, rent, or lease any housing accommodation. (c) For any person to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or publis

Condition and exemption sources

  • Exemption: Owner-occupied home renting to one additional person

    “When an owner is occupying a home and is renting to one additional person, the owner may exclude applicants based on protected characteristics.”

Extraction review notes

  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Owner rents to only one additional person
  • coverage conditions taken from D016; quote from D027
  • untyped predicate "Owner rents to only one additional person" typed as property_type eq single_family (roomer exemption: renting part of a single-family home to one person)
  • merged 2 extractions: D016, D027

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Exemption: Owner-occupied home renting to one additional person (all of) → false

  • unknownOwner occupies the homeFact: not in data (owner occupancy not in data)
  • falseOwner rents to only one additional personFact: multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units

Missing facts that cannot change this answer

  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Owner-occupied home renting to one additional person" also requires "Owner rents to only one additional person", which is false (multifamily · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · use code A5 Apartment 5 to 14 Units); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Owner occupies the home" is.

Algorithmic rent-setting

Applies

California AB 325 – Common pricing algorithm prohibition (Cartwright Act)

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729 (added by Stats. 2025, ch. 338, A.B. 325) · CA · high confidence

It is unlawful to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination or conspiracy to restrain trade, or to coerce another person to adopt prices or commercial terms recommended by such an algorithm. A common pricing algorithm is software or other methodology used by two or more persons that uses competitor data to recommend or influence a price.

Key value ban on use or distribution of common pricing algorithms in restraint of trade or with coercion

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2026-01-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Chaptered October 6, 2025 with no urgency clause shown, so effective January 1, 2026 under Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c). Section 16729(c) preserves other antitrust laws. The document does not address local ordinances.

Source evidence

California AB 325 – Common pricing algorithm prohibition (Cartwright Act)

Citation
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729 (added by Stats. 2025, ch. 338, A.B. 325)
Status
enacted
Effective
2026-01-01
Document
D022 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:35Z
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB325

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reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 16729 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 16729. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination in the form of a trust, or conspiracy to restrain trade or commerce in violation of this chapter. (b) It shall be unlawful for a person to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm if the person coerces another person to set or adopt a recommended price or commercial term recommended by the common pricing algorithm for the same or similar products or services in the jurisdiction of this state. (c) Nothing in this section shall impair or limit the applicability of antitrust laws. (d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Antitrust laws” means the provisions o

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San Francisco Rent Ordinance § 37.10C – ban on algorithmic rent-setting devices

S.F. Rent Ordinance § 37.10C (S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37) · San Francisco, CA · high confidence

Landlords and others may not sell or use algorithmic devices, such as software that analyzes nonpublic competitor rental data, to set rents or manage occupancy levels for residential units in San Francisco. A tenant or the City Attorney can bring a civil action over violations.

Key value ban on sale or use of algorithmic rent-setting devices

San Francisco, CA city rule; in force (effective 2024-10-14). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Source evidence

San Francisco Rent Ordinance § 37.10C – ban on algorithmic rent-setting devices

Citation
S.F. Rent Ordinance § 37.10C (S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37)
Status
enacted
Effective
2024-10-14
Document
D081 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:37Z
Snapshot
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https://www.sf.gov/news/new-law-prohibits-algorithmic-devices-used-set-rents-san-francisco

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San Francisco. October 16, 2024 Legislation adding Section 37.10C to the Rent Ordinance went into effect on October 14, 2024. The law prohibits the sale or use of algorithmic devices to set rents or manage occupancy levels for residential units in San Francisco. The term “algorithmic device” means a device such as a software program that uses algorithms to analyze nonpublic competitor rental data for the purposes of providing a landlord recommendations on what rent to charge for a vacant unit. The law prohibits the sale or use of such algorithmic devices and allows a tenant or the City Attorney to bring a civil action if they believe an entity is in violation of the law.

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No property-level conditions extracted: the rule covers all residential rentals in its jurisdiction.

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RuleResultSourceRetrievedAs ofReasoning boundaryConfidence
r-2fcd4bCal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729 (added by Stats. 2025, ch. 338, A.B. 325)appliesD0222026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-98c475Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6appliesD0262026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-b3a720Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.2supersededD0232026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factspresumes: co_date: 1963-01-01–1963-12-31 (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · bounded from year built 1963 (assumes first CO within 0 year of construction); no CO record; affordable_restricted: false (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · no subsidy/deed restriction recorded in assessor use code; exemption "Shared facilities with owner" does not apply (not determinable from data)medium
r-f6181cCal. Civ. Code § 1947.12supersededD0242026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factspresumes: affordable_restricted: false (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · no subsidy/deed restriction recorded in assessor use code; co_date: 1963-01-01–1963-12-31 (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · bounded from year built 1963 (assumes first CO within 0 year of construction); no CO recordmedium
r-90b45cCal. Gov. Code § 12955appliesD0272026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-29e94dCal. Civ. Code § 1950.5appliesD0252026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-0f1ffeS.F. Rent Ordinance § 37.10C (S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37)appliesD0812026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-5a7da0S.F. Admin. Code ch. 37, § 37.9(a)appliesD0792026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-63566fS.F. Admin. Code ch. 37appliesD0802026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factspresumes: co_date: 1963-01-01–1963-12-31 (presumed) · DataSF wv5m-vpq2 (2025 roll) · bounded from year built 1963 (assumes first CO within 0 year of construction); no CO recordmedium
r-ac9b31S.F. Admin. Code ch. 49, § 49.2appliesD0832026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factsmedium

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