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

Glendale's 2026 cap: AB 1482 formula

Under California Civil Code §1947.12(a)(1), the maximum annual rent increase for a covered Glendale 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. Glendale’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 who wants to implement a rent increase effective July 1, 2026 should use the April 2025 – April 2026 CPI (published around June 2026). A landlord who implemented an increase in January 2026 would have used the April 2024 – April 2025 CPI (published around June 2025, approximately 3% for the LA MSA). The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) publishes the applicable CPI percentage annually at the start of each cycle, and RentCeiling’s AB 1482 rule-set at /rules/california.json is updated each January with the refreshed figure.

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

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

Which Glendale units does AB 1482 cover?

AB 1482 covers Glendale 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. This is the most significant exemption in Glendale, where substantial new construction has occurred in the 2012–2020 period.
• 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 — the SFR falls under AB 1482 just-cause provisions even if the rent-cap is not triggered.
• 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 Glendale landlord with a 2005-built multi-unit apartment building 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 Glendale 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 Glendale has no local RSO, there is no Glendale Rent Stabilization Division registration requirement, no city-level rent database, and no municipal petition process for capital improvements or fair-return adjustments. Glendale 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 a substantial renovation pass-through — there is no city-level petition pathway available.

Why Glendale has no local rent control

Glendale City Council has not enacted a local rent stabilization ordinance despite periodic advocacy from Glendale tenant coalitions. Several factors have contributed to the absence of a Glendale RSO:

• Pre-AB-1482 landscape: Before AB 1482 took effect on January 1, 2020, there was no statewide rent-cap protection in California for most units. Glendale tenant advocates sought a local RSO during the 2017–2019 period but the Council did not enact one before AB 1482 preempted the urgency. After AB 1482’s passage, the statewide framework provided a baseline level of protection that reduced the political pressure for a city-level ordinance.
• Composition of Glendale’s rental housing stock: Glendale has a higher proportion of newer multi-family housing (built 2010s) relative to older pre-1995 stock compared to cities like LA, Oakland, and Berkeley, reducing the absolute number of households that would benefit from a local RSO with a pre-1995 first-CoC cutoff.
• Costa-Hawkins constraint: Under Costa-Hawkins (Cal. Civ. Code §1954.52(a)(1)), any local Glendale RSO could not cover buildings with first CoC after February 1, 1995 — limiting coverage to pre-1995 buildings, which are a smaller share of Glendale’s rental stock than in cities that enacted RSOs before Costa-Hawkins.

The practical effect: a Glendale tenant in a 1985 apartment building faces up to 8% in rent increases in 2026, while a Pasadena tenant in an identical 1985 building (across Verdugo Wash) faces only 2.25% and a West Hollywood tenant in a 1985 building (across the LA city line) faces only 0.75%. The absence of a local Glendale RSO creates one of the sharpest cross-border rent-cap disparities in the Los Angeles Basin.

Notice requirements for Glendale rent increases

California Civil Code §827(b) governs form and timing for all Glendale 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. Glendale’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. Unreachable under AB 1482’s 10% absolute ceiling (which is not a valid increase amount; the maximum is less than or equal to the lesser-of calculation, so a 10% notice would overshoot the ~8% cap). Only applies in Glendale 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. Failure to provide the disclosure does not void the increase notice but may be independently penalized.
• 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, Glendale has no ordinance-citation requirement because there is no local ordinance. The notice must comply with §827(b) but need not cite any Glendale municipal code.
• 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 Glendale under AB 1482

AB 1482 §1946.2 imposes just-cause eviction requirements on covered Glendale 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 Glendale has no local RSO, §1946.2 is the ONLY just-cause eviction protection for Glendale 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

Glendale tenants who have occupied for 12+ months cannot be evicted for no reason under AB 1482 §1946.2, even absent a local RSO. A Glendale 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 as described above.

Penalty for exceeding AB 1482 in Glendale

A rent collected above the lawful AB 1482 cap is unlawful under Cal. Civ. Code §1947.12. Because Glendale has no local RSO and no local rent-stabilization hearing officer, Glendale tenants must pursue remedies in civil court rather than through an administrative petition process. 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. Willfulness is a factual question for the court.
4. Attorney fees to prevailing tenants under §1947.12(i). Courts have discretion to award attorney fees in AB 1482 violation actions.

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 under Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §1161. Unlike cities with local RSOs (Culver City, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, LA City), there is no Glendale city-level petition process, hearing officer, or administrative tribunal for AB 1482 disputes — the tenant must file a civil action in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

How RentCeiling handles Glendale AB 1482 compliance

The free California calculator routes Glendale 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 Glendale rent-increase notice with the AB 1482 §1947.13 disclosure attached and the §1013 mailing-add applied. The California rent increase 2026 overview places Glendale in the multi-jurisdiction catalogue. The AB 1482 CPI regional calculator page explains the different MSA regions used across California and shows how to identify the right CPI for a given property. The LA City RSO page walks the neighboring overlay that covers units within the LA city limits adjacent to Glendale (the LA RSO does NOT apply within Glendale city limits). The Culver City CCTPO page and Pasadena Charter Article XVIII page walk the lower-cap overlays in neighboring LA County incorporated cities. Open rule-set at /rules/california.json.

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Common questions about Glendale rent control