Burbank rent control 2026 No local RSO. AB 1482 applies: 2026 cap ≈ 8% (5% + ~3% LA-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA CPI, below 10% ceiling).

Burbank’s 2026 cap: AB 1482 formula

Under California Civil Code §1947.12(a)(1), the maximum annual rent increase for a covered Burbank residential rental unit is the lesser of:

1. 5.0% plus the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim Metropolitan Statistical Area for the 12-month period ending on April 1 of the year prior to the increase (or the most recently published 12-month period ending before the effective date of the increase); OR
2. 10.0% absolute ceiling.

For 2026, LA-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA CPI (April 2025 – April 2026, or the closest published window) is running approximately 3.0%. The AB 1482 calculation: 5% + 3% = 8%, below the 10% ceiling. Burbank’s 2026 AB 1482 rent-cap is approximately 8%.

AB 1482 applies to all increases that take effect on or after the relevant CPI publication date. A landlord implementing a rent increase effective July 1, 2026 should use the April 2025 – April 2026 CPI (published around June 2026). The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) publishes the applicable CPI percentage annually, and RentCeiling’s AB 1482 rule-set at /rules/california.json is updated each January with the refreshed figure.

Burbank’s AB 1482 ~8% cap for 2026 contrasts sharply with neighboring cities that have local overlays:

• Burbank (AB 1482 only) — ~8% for 2026. This page.
• Glendale (AB 1482 only) — ~8% for 2026. No local RSO.
• LA City RSO §151 — ~3% for 2026 (within LA city limits only).
• West Hollywood WHMC §17.36 — ~0.75% for 2026 (75% × LA CPI June-to-June capped at 4%).
• Culver City CCMC §15.09 (CCTPO) — ~3% for 2026 (lesser of 3% or LA CPI).
• Pasadena Charter Article XVIII (Measure H) — ~2.25% for 2026 (75% × LA CPI capped at 5%).
• Beverly Hills BHMC Chapter 4 — ~3% for 2026 (lesser of 3% or LA CPI).
• Santa Monica Charter Article XVIII — ~0.8% for 2026 (75% × LA CPI March-to-March).

Which Burbank units does AB 1482 cover?

AB 1482 covers Burbank residential rental units unless the unit falls into one of the statutory exemptions in Cal. Civ. Code §1947.12(d):

• Newly constructed units (15-year rolling exemption). Units in buildings that received their certificate of occupancy within the prior 15 years are exempt. For increases effective in 2026, this means buildings with certificates of occupancy issued in or after approximately 2011 are exempt. The 15-year window is rolling: a building completed in 2012 becomes AB-1482-covered in 2027. Burbank has seen significant multi-family construction in the 2012–2021 period concentrated near the Media District and downtown Burbank, making this exemption relevant to a meaningful share of the Burbank rental stock.
• Single-family homes and condominiums with a timely HHBO exemption notice. A detached single-family home or condominium is exempt from the AB 1482 rent-cap if the landlord provided the tenant with written notice of the exemption (Cal. Civ. Code §1947.12(d)(5)(B)) at commencement of tenancy or before January 1, 2020. The notice must substantially comply with the statutory Homeowner Exemption language. A SFR or condo landlord who FAILED to provide this notice before 2020 is NOT exempt from the rent-cap.
• Owner-occupied duplexes. Duplexes where the owner occupies one unit as their principal residence are exempt from the AB 1482 rent-cap framework.
• Government-subsidized and income-restricted housing. Units with a recorded affordability agreement (LIHTC, HUD Section 8 Project-Based, BMR, RAD, Section 202, Section 811) are exempt.
• Dormitories operated by accredited schools, colleges, or universities.
• Hotels, motels, and short-term accommodations under 30 days.

A Burbank landlord with a 2005-built multi-unit apartment building near the Burbank Media District where all tenants have been in place for 12+ months is fully covered by AB 1482’s ~8% rent-cap AND §1946.2 just-cause eviction provisions for 2026. A Burbank landlord with a single-family home who provided the proper HHBO notice at lease signing is exempt from the rent-cap but still subject to just-cause eviction under §1946.2 if the tenancy exceeds 12 months.

Because Burbank has no local RSO, there is no Burbank Rent Stabilization Division registration requirement, no city-level rent database, and no municipal petition process for capital improvements or fair-return adjustments. Burbank landlords seeking a rent increase above the AB 1482 cap must pursue a mutual-agreement rent adjustment (signed written agreement under §1947.12(b)) or demonstrate that no AB 1482-covered tenancy exists.

Why Burbank has no local rent control

Burbank City Council has not enacted a local rent stabilization ordinance. Several structural factors have contributed to the absence of a Burbank RSO:

• Entertainment-industry employer base: Burbank is home to major entertainment companies including Warner Bros. Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company’s ABC Studios, NBCUniversal, and numerous production facilities. The employer mix creates a higher-wage renter cohort than typical LA County cities, which has historically dampened political urgency for a local RSO relative to lower-income cities adjacent to LA.
• Pre-AB-1482 political history: Before AB 1482 took effect on January 1, 2020, there was no statewide rent-cap protection in California for most units. Burbank tenant advocates sought a local RSO during the 2018–2019 period but the Burbank City Council did not enact one before AB 1482 provided a statewide baseline. After AB 1482’s passage, the statewide framework reduced the political pressure for a city-level ordinance.
• Housing stock composition: Burbank’s rental stock includes a higher proportion of newer multi-family units (2010s developments in the downtown Burbank and Media District areas) relative to the older pre-1995 stock that local RSOs primarily protect.
• Costa-Hawkins constraint: Under Costa-Hawkins (Cal. Civ. Code §1954.52(a)(1)), any local Burbank RSO could not cover buildings with first CoC after February 1, 1995 — limiting coverage to pre-1995 buildings, which represent a smaller share of Burbank’s rental stock than in cities that enacted RSOs before Costa-Hawkins.

The practical effect: a Burbank tenant in a 1985 apartment building faces up to 8% in rent increases in 2026, while a neighboring LA City tenant in an identical 1985 building (across the city limits) faces only approximately 3% under the LA RSO. The absence of a local Burbank RSO creates one of the sharper cross-border rent-cap disparities in the San Fernando Valley.

Notice requirements for Burbank rent increases

California Civil Code §827(b) governs form and timing for all Burbank residential rent-increase notices. Key rules:

• 30-day rule under §827(b)(2)(A) — increases of less than 10% take effect 30 calendar days after service. Burbank’s ~8% AB 1482 cap falls under this threshold.
• 90-day rule under §827(b)(3) — increases of 10% or more require 90 calendar days. Not reachable under the standard AB 1482 lesser-of formula capped at 10%; only applicable if a mutual-agreement rent adjustment under §1947.12(b) reaches 10%+.
• §1013 mailing-add — 5 additional days when notice is served by U.S. Mail. Effective period: 35 days.
• AB 1482 §1947.13 disclosure — landlords of covered units must provide tenants with a notice of tenant rights prescribed under §1947.13 at commencement of tenancy and when serving any rent increase notice.
• No city-level citation required — unlike Culver City (CCTPO citation), LA City (RSO citation), Pasadena (Charter Article XVIII citation), and other cities with local RSOs, Burbank has no ordinance-citation requirement because there is no local ordinance.
• 12-month frequency rule under AB 1482 — a landlord cannot implement more than two rent increases in any 12-month period, and the combined amount of all increases in any 12-month period cannot exceed the AB 1482 cap.

Just-cause eviction in Burbank under AB 1482

AB 1482 §1946.2 imposes just-cause eviction requirements on covered Burbank residential rental units after 12 months of continuous occupancy by the tenant (or, for multiple adult tenants, after all adult tenants have continuously occupied for 12 months, or 24 months from commencement of the tenancy, whichever occurs first). Because Burbank has no local RSO, §1946.2 is the ONLY just-cause eviction protection for Burbank tenants.

The 11 just causes under AB 1482 §1946.2:

1. Non-payment of rent
2. Material breach of a lease term not cured after written notice
3. Maintaining a nuisance or causing substantial damage
4. Refusal to permit lawful access (Cal. Civ. Code §1954)
5. Unauthorized sub-letting in violation of the lease
6. Refusal to renew a written lease at expiration on substantially similar terms
7. Criminal activity on the premises
8. Owner or qualified family member intends to occupy as primary residence (requires 90-day notice; relocation assistance of one month’s rent if 12+ months’ tenancy)
9. Withdrawal of the unit from the rental market (with relocation assistance)
10. Substantial rehabilitation under permit requiring temporary vacancy
11. Demolition with permit

Burbank tenants who have occupied for 12+ months cannot be evicted for no reason under AB 1482 §1946.2, even absent a local RSO. A Burbank landlord who terminates a 12-month+ tenancy without a §1946.2 just cause faces an unlawful-detainer challenge and potential liability under §1942.5 (retaliatory eviction). The just-cause provisions apply to the same covered units that are subject to the rent-cap framework, PLUS to single-family homes where the landlord failed to provide the HHBO notice.

Penalty for exceeding AB 1482 in Burbank

A rent collected above the lawful AB 1482 cap is unlawful under Cal. Civ. Code §1947.12. Because Burbank has no local RSO and no local rent-stabilization hearing officer, Burbank tenants must pursue remedies in civil court. The AB 1482 remedy framework under §1947.12(h):

1. Reduction of rent to the lawful AB 1482 rate.
2. Refund of the unlawfully-collected amount with statutory interest at 10% per year under Cal. Civ. Code §3289(b).
3. Treble damages where willful — up to three times the unlawfully-collected rent under §1947.12(h)(3), but not less than $250 per violation.
4. Attorney fees to prevailing tenants under §1947.12(i).

The three-year limitation under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §338 applies. Tenants may raise the AB 1482 overcharge as an affirmative defense to an unlawful- detainer action for non-payment. Unlike cities with local RSOs (Culver City, Pasadena, West Hollywood, LA City), there is no Burbank city-level petition process or administrative tribunal for AB 1482 disputes — tenants must file in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

How RentCeiling handles Burbank AB 1482 compliance

The free California calculator routes Burbank units to the AB 1482 lesser-of formula with the current LA-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA CPI figure, the 15-year rolling exemption check (is the building more than 15 years old as of the increase date?), the SFR/condo HHBO-notice status check, the §1946.2 just-cause trigger check (12-month occupancy), and the 12-month increase-frequency verification. The California notice generator emits a §827(b)-compliant Burbank rent-increase notice with the AB 1482 §1947.13 disclosure attached and the §1013 mailing-add applied. The California rent increase 2026 overview places Burbank in the multi-jurisdiction catalogue. The Glendale rent control page walks the neighboring AB-1482-only framework for the adjacent city that Burbank landlords frequently compare to. The LA City RSO page walks the neighboring overlay that covers units within the LA city limits adjacent to Burbank (the LA RSO does NOT apply within Burbank city limits). The AB 1482 CPI regional calculator page explains how to identify the right MSA CPI for a given property. Open rule-set at /rules/california.json.

Run the California 2026 cap calculator (free)

Common questions about Burbank rent control