Fairfax’s ordinance will cover most tenants. However, there are several exclusions from the law. If your rental unit falls into one of the following categories, Fairfax’s Just Cause Evictions Ordinance does not protect your tenancy: Dorm rooms Mobile homes in mobile home parks Hotel rooms and short-term rentals, if you stayed in the unit for … Continued
The original ordinance went into effect on 12/2/22. The ordinance has been revised and the revisions went into effect on 10/6/23.
Fairfax’s Just Cause Evictions Ordinance protects you from arbitrary eviction. In order to be evicted from your rental unit, your landlord must have a just cause. If you are evicted for a “no-fault” just cause, you are entitled to relocation payments and you may have the right to return to your unit under certain circumstances, … Continued
Yes, but only to establish a base rent. For existing tenants, if you wish to raise the rent after October 6, 2023, you will need to roll back the rent to the March, 2022 amount, plus the maximum allowable rent increase for the period beginning September 1, 2023, which is 2.52% (see further details below … Continued
The ordinance was effective on December 2, 2022. Provisions relating to petitions and rental housing fee collection, however, will not be implemented until the implementation support is in place and the Town Council adopts a resolution setting an implementation date. On October 6, 2023, the recent changes to the ordinance became effective.
Yes. Rent control only applies to a given tenancy. If a tenant moves out, there are no restrictions on how much you can charge in rent for the new tenant.
Fairfax’s ordinance will cover most residential rental units. However, there are several exclusions from the law. Please see the Applicability Chart on the Town’s website for a list of types of covered and non-covered units.
In general, you cannot change housing services without an agreement from the tenant. In the event that you cannot control the reduction in services, then you will have to reduce the rent an amount commensurate with the reduction in services.
Every landlord has a constitutional right to make a reasonable return on their investment. Once the ordinance is implemented, landlords will be able to file a petition in the event the allowed increase does not provide for a reasonable return on their investment. When the implementation support is in place, the Town Council will adopt … Continued
Under the ordinance, the maximum annual rent increase is called the Annual General Adjustment (AGA). The AGA is set at 60% of the percentage increase to the April Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward region for the time period of September 1, 2023 to and through August 31, 2024. The AGA can never … Continued
