{"id":415146,"date":"2026-07-28T13:11:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/415146\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T13:11:32","slug":"san-diego-county-rent-increases-will-be-lower-starting-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/415146\/","title":{"rendered":"San Diego County rent increases will be lower starting in August"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\tWhy this matters<\/p>\n

San Diegans and residents across California are grappling with a worsening housing and homelessness crisis.<\/p>\n

Inflation slowed down earlier this year in San Diego County, and that means local property owners won\u2019t be able to set rents as high.<\/p>\n

Starting this Saturday, the new cap on rent increases for the San Diego region is 8.2% \u2014 a drop from last year\u2019s<\/a> limit of 8.8%. The change comes from a cost-of-living adjustment set by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>. The new cap is the lowest it\u2019s been in years. In prior years, it had been 8.6% and 10%.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The California Tenant Protection Act, passed in 2019, limits how much housing providers can raise the rent in a 12-month period. It set a 10% maximum cap \u2014 or 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, whichever is lower.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The cap varies<\/a> in each county, and some cities have laws that restrict rent increases<\/a> even further.<\/p>\n

How to calculate a rent increase<\/p>\n

Take the new rent and subtract the old rent from it. Then, divide that number by the old rent. In the example below, a tenant received notice rent was increasing from $2,150 to $2,300.\u00a0<\/p>\n

$2,300 \u2013 $2,150 = $150 \/ $2,150 = 0.069 or a 7% increase<\/p>\n

Every year, that calculation is determined in March and the change takes effect in August.<\/p>\n

The new 8.2% cap will remain in effect in San Diego County until the next adjustment in August 2027.<\/p>\n

The rent cap applies to most rental housing in California that is older than 15 years, including single-family homes and condos owned by corporations and mobile homes rented from a mobile home park\u2019s management.\u00a0<\/p>\n

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who co-authored the 2019 tenant protections, says housing rented by Section 8 voucher holders is also included. A previous inewsource investigation<\/a> revealed several public housing agencies across the county and state were not following state law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rental housing providers who want to increase the rent<\/a> generally must provide tenants a 30-day notice. That timeline jumps to 90 days for rent increases above 10% on limited properties as allowed by law. Notices must be in writing, delivered to the tenant personally, put on the door or sent in the mail.<\/p>\n

For tips on how to spot an illegal rent increase, read inewsource\u2019s guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tsee our previous investigation<\/p>\n

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