Rent control in Inglewood, in plain English.

Inglewood’s rent and eviction rules reach most multi-unit rentals in the city. Your unit is likely covered if:

• The building is inside the City of Inglewood.
• It is residential and not owner-occupied.
• It is not a dormitory, hotel, or other exempt category.

Smaller buildings and larger buildings can carry slightly different rules, and the city’s Housing Protection Department keeps the record. We can confirm your coverage on a free call.

Inglewood ties the allowable increase to inflation, and in recent years the number has landed in the range of about 3 to 5 percent. The city sets the figure, so the exact percentage depends on the year your increase takes effect.

• One increase every 12 months.
• At least 30 days’ written notice before the increase.
• The increase has to be filed through the city’s residential registry.

An increase that skips the registry filing, or that runs above the year’s allowable figure, is worth a close look. If you are not sure what this year’s number is, we will pull it for you.

Once you have lived in your Inglewood unit for 12 months, your landlord needs a just-cause reason to end the tenancy. The reasons split into at-fault grounds, like unpaid rent or a serious lease violation, and no-fault grounds, like an owner move-in or a substantial remodel.

A no-fault move requires relocation assistance of about three times your monthly rent, with an additional amount, generally around 2,000 dollars, when minors live in the home. The notice has to state the reason and the payment.

The Inglewood problems we see most:

• An increase above the year’s allowable figure.
• An increase the landlord never filed in the registry.
• A no-fault notice with no relocation payment.
• A just-cause notice with no actual ground behind it.

1. Save the notice, the envelope, and your rent history.
2. Ask the city’s Housing Protection Department to confirm the registry filing.
3. Talk to a tenant attorney.