Enter your property details below. We'll tell you whether your LA rental falls under LARSO, AB 1482, or is exempt — plus the maximum legal increase, required notice period, and the earliest date you can raise rent.
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Information only — not legal, tax, or financial advice. This calculator provides estimates based on the LAHD General Adjustment for 2025-26 (3.0%), AB 1482 (5% + local CPI, max 10%), and general LARSO + Costa-Hawkins rules. It does not account for every property-specific factor — including capital improvement surcharges, primary residence exemptions, recent ownership changes, mixed-use status, government-subsidized housing, and ordinances that change throughout the year. Results are not guaranteed to be accurate for your specific situation. Always verify with LAHD and consult a licensed California real estate attorney before raising rent, serving notices, or taking any action. Landon Pacific Property Management makes no warranties as to accuracy and accepts no liability for decisions made using this tool.
LA rental properties fall under one of three buckets. The calculator tells you which one — here's what each means.
Applies to multi-unit residential buildings built before October 1, 1978 in LA City. Annual cap is the LAHD General Adjustment — currently 3.0% for 2025-26.
Rent can only be raised once per 12 months. Just Cause eviction applies. Owner must register the property annually with LAHD.
Applies to most multi-unit residential properties 15+ years old that aren't already under a local ordinance. Also covers single-family homes owned by LLCs or corporations (the Costa-Hawkins LLC trap).
Annual cap: 5% + local CPI, max 10%. Just Cause eviction applies after 12 months.
Newer buildings (under 15 years), individually-owned single-family homes and condos, and certain owner-occupied properties are exempt from both LARSO and AB 1482.
You can raise rent by any amount — but you still owe proper notice (30 or 60 days) and the rest of California landlord-tenant law still applies.
Most of the LA owners we take on had no idea their building was even RSO — and were over-collecting illegally without realizing it. A real compliance review takes 10 minutes and tells you exactly where you stand.