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For Sacramento property managers, we write owner pages that say whether the city’s rent cap and inspection program, or the county’s, cover each property. The City of Sacramento’s Tenant Protection Program caps yearly increases on covered units at 5 percent plus inflation, never more than 10 percent. From July 1, 2026 the cap is 8.6 percent, and rent may rise only once in 12 months. Units built after February 1, 1995, single homes and condos are exempt from the city cap, though some still fall under the state one. Landlords register covered units every year.
The city’s Rental Housing Inspection Program also has owners register each rental property. Properties that pass move to self-certification, where the owner inspects every unit each year and at each change of tenant.
Those are city rules. Unincorporated Arden-Arcade, where 53.8 percent of occupied homes are rented, sits outside them. Sacramento County runs its own rental inspection program there, and the state rent cap in Civil Code 1947.12 can apply. Owner pages should say which rules cover each property.
Every California lease signed since July 1, 2018 must disclose when the owner knows the home is in a special flood hazard area or an area of potential flooding. In a region of levee-protected basins such as Natomas, that question belongs on listing pages and in the FAQ.
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