Draft your AB 1482 rent-increase notice Fill in the fields below. Your preview renders server-side with the verbatim Cal. Civ. Code §1946.2(f) text, the current 8.8% cap, and the correct 30- or 90-day notice period.

Free preview — no sign-up, no card. The page submits to our server to render the statutory notice HTML. Nothing about your tenant, unit, or rent is stored on the server until you explicitly purchase the $9 signed PDF + compliance-log entry.

Step 1 — Parties and premises

Your name or LLC (landlord) This appears on the notice as the serving party.

Landlord mailing address Required for tenant responses and the §1162 service-of-process block.

Tenant name(s) List all named tenants on the lease (comma-separated).

Unit address The full street address of the rented unit, with apartment / suite number.

Step 2 — The increase

Current monthly rent ($)

New monthly rent ($) Must exceed current rent. If it's above the cap, the preview flags it.

Effective date of the new rent 30 days out for sub-10% increases, 90 days out for 10%+ (we pick the right one).

Notice date (optional) Blank = today. The date you hand or post the notice.

On submit, this form opens a new tab at /notice/ca/preview.html with your inputs as URL parameters. Preview HTML renders the statutory notice with the verbatim §1946.2(f)(2) text. Use your browser's Print → “Save as PDF” to capture the free preview (orange “draft” watermark is hidden in print). The paid $9 flow produces a signed PDF + compliance-log entry keyed to your account — that flow isn't live yet; the preview is.

What you'll get

The preview is the real notice — minus the $9 signature and log entry.

Verbatim §1946.2(f)(2) text. California requires the exact statutory language word-for-word. Paraphrasing is non-compliant. We render the block unchanged.
The correct 30- or 90-day notice period computed from your current-vs-new-rent delta — 30 days for anything under 10%, 90 days at or above 10%. The notice header surfaces which one applies.
AB 1482 cap compliance check against today's 8.8% statewide cap (5% + 3.8% regional CPI). If your proposed new rent is above the cap, the preview says “ABOVE” so you can correct before serving.
Deterministic audit token (16 hex chars in the footer). Screenshot the preview today, re-render the same inputs next month — the token matches if nothing drifted. Useful for landlord-attorney cross-reference before the paid compliance log exists.
Versioned against the rule-set in effect at render time. The footer prints rule_version — if you render in April and the CPI refreshes in July, that footer proves which figures your preview used.

Before you serve

Three gotchas the calculator won't catch.

Service method. California Code of Civil Procedure §1162 governs how a landlord physically serves a notice (personal delivery, sub-service + mail, or posting + mail). The preview cites §1162 but doesn't enforce your chosen method — that's on you. Mail-only adds 5 days under CCP §1013.
Single-family-home exemption posture. If the unit is a single-family home owned by a natural person (not a corporation, REIT, or LLC with a corporate member) AND you've served the tenant the exemption notice AB 1482 requires, the property may be exempt. If you're unsure of your exemption-notice posture, this tool defaults to covered.
Local overrides. LA, SF, Oakland, Berkeley, Santa Monica, and West Hollywood have stricter local caps that preempt AB 1482 inside those jurisdictions. This draft form uses the statewide 8.8%; see /california for the local-override matrix if your unit is in a city with a stricter cap.