The Tenant Protection Program assists residential tenants and landlords with questions about annual rent increase limits and protections for unjustified evictions, facilitating a fair rate of return or pre-eviction hearings, and administering and enforcing the City's code.
Program Components:

• Rental Property Registration and Program Fees
  • Landlords must register rental units annually (subject to the code).
  • Landlords must pay an annual Tenant Protection Program fee of $20 per unit.
  • Registration information and program fee invoices are mailed directly to landlords.

• Maximum Rate Increase Limit
  • The maximum allowable rental rate increase cannot exceed 5 percent plus the change in the CPI.
  • The maximum rental rate increase is updated annually. Effective July 1, 2026, the maximum rate increase is 8.6%.
  • The rental rate cannot be increased more than once every 12 months and applies to all tenants regardless of how long they have resided in the unit.
  • Landlord can petition City to have a hearing examiner review a rent increase above the maximum. Documentation is required to justify the request.

• Eviction Protections
  • Landlord must offer to renew the rental housing agreement if the tenant has resided in the unit for more than 12 months plus one day.
  • Evictions are prohibited without a “just cause” reason once the tenant has resided in a rental unit for more than 12 months.
  • For more detailed information on the “just cause” reasons for eviction and how to request a pre-eviction hearing if it is believed that a landlord has violated the code, click here.