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No. Landlords in the City may pay several different fees to the City including, but not limited to, the Rental Registry Fee, Business License Tax, and Proactive Rental Enforcement Program (PREP) fees. Landlord can verify their Rental Registry Fee payment status and amount due/paid via the Rental Registry, or Landlords may contact the Division to...

No. Landlords are required to provide written notice of a change of ownership through the Rental Registry within thirty (30) days of the close of escrow. See SAMC § 8-3160. Written notices submitted by mail to the Division will not be processed.

Yes. Landlords are required to submit accurate and complete Registration Forms on an annual basis. See SAMC § 8-3160.

No. Invoices are generated electronically in the Rental Registry after the Registration Form is submitted. The Division mass mailed invoices during the first program year to facilitate Initial Registration for Rental Units in the Rental Registry, and the Division will no longer continue the practice. Invoices will only be generated electronically within the Rental Registry.

No. The Fee pass-through is not considered part of the Rent. The Fee can be noted as a payable fee separate from Rent.

No. The Fee pass-through is not considered part of the Rent in calculating any Rent Increase.

After timely payment of the Rental Registry Fee, a Landlord may pass through up to fifty percent (50%) of the Fee to Tenant(s) of the applicable Rental Unit, to be paid by the Tenant in twelve (12) equal monthly installments. For the upcoming billing period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, a Landlord...

The Rental Registry Fee for each Rental Unit for the program year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 is $100. The amount of the Fee is determined by resolution of the City Council adopted from time to time and set forth in the City’s Miscellaneous Fee Schedule. See SAMC § 8-3161 (a).

Landlords are required to pay the City a Rental Registry Fee for each Rental Unit owned in the City that is subject to the Ordinance.

The Rental Registry Fee is a fee adopted per City Council to support the cost to implement, administer, monitor, support, and enforce the provision of the Ordinance.  See SAMC § 8-3161.

No. The annual process of Rental Unit registration includes filing an annual claim of exemption. If the claim of exemption and requisite supporting documents are not submitted by July 1 of each year for any Rental Unit, the Rental Unit shall be deemed to be subject to the provisions of the Ordinance. See SAMC §...

Landlords may raise a Tenant’s Rent once every 12 months, and the Rent Increase cannot be more than the City’s maximum allowable Rent increase percentage.

The Rent Stabilization Division will announce the annual maximum allowable Rent increase percentage by June 30th of each year, and it shall be effective on September 1st of each year.

The Rent Stabilization Division will determine the maximum allowable Rent Increase on the lesser number of 3% or 80% of the percent change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The previous program year’s registration period ended on January 31, 2025. If a Landlord recently completed a Registration Form and paid the Rental Registry Fee, after January 31, 2025, the Registration was late. The current program year is July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, so Landlords are receiving a notice to comply with the...

Rental Unit registration is an annual requirement. The Rent Stabilization Division will send a notice about annual registration every year. See SAMC § 803160 (f).

Yes. The City may assess additional late charges. See SAMC § 8-3161 (c).

The City may commence enforcement against any Landlord who fails to register a Rental Unit, or provide current and accurate data regarding a Rental Unit. No Landlord shall advertise for rent, demand or accept Rent for a Rental Unit, or evict any Tenant from a Rental Unit, if the Rental Unit Registration is not complete...

July 1, 2025. Rental Unit registration completed on July 2, 2025 or later will be considered a late registration.