California Apartment Association

Question: I have a tenant who has been late with the rent on a number of occasions. I charge him a late fee, and he pays it. When his lease expires, do I have to renew?

Answer: Unless you are in a rent-controlled city, you are not required to show cause in order to not renew a tenant’s fixed-term lease and do not need to have or state a reason for non-renewal.

Question: Is there any way to impose a rent increase on tenants with a lease, or do you have to wait until the lease is expired? Can you raise rents on specific units and not all units?

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