San José’s Housing Department is reminding renters that in many of the city’s older apartment buildings, landlords cannot raise the rent more than 5 percent in a year. The department is also flagging California’s Tenant Protection Act as a separate set of limits and eviction rules that can stack on top of local protections.
As the San José Housing Department explains in its social media post, the reminder points renters to the city’s rental rights hub and lists the Rent Stabilization Program phone line for anyone with questions. The short post echoes the longer guidance on the city’s housing pages and gives contact information for tenants who think their building might be covered…