§ 5.156.040 — Prohibition on rent gouging
Sacramento City Code (current through Supplement No. 4, July 2026, and Ord. 2026-0022) · Sacramento City Code § 5.156.040
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5.156.040 Prohibition on rent gouging.
A. No landlord shall increase the rent for a tenancy in an amount that exceeds the annual rent adjustment unless authorized by a hearing examiner. B. No landlord shall adjust the rent more than once in a 12-month period. C. After a rental unit has been vacated, a landlord may establish the base rent for a tenant under a new rental housing agreement. Thereafter, any increase in the rent for that tenant must comply with the limitation set forth in subsection A. (Ord. 2019-0025 § 2)