Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (AB 1482)

Fight Back Against Unfair Landlords — San Diego Tenant Rights Attorneys

Your Home. Your Rights. Your Fight.

If your landlord is threatening to evict you, raising your rent without warning, or pressuring you to move out — you don’t have to face it alone.
The California Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) gives many tenants the legal power to fight back against illegal rent increases and wrongful evictions.

At Renter Warriors, we’re San Diego tenant rights attorneys who stand up to landlords and protect renters across the county.
If your rights are being violated, we’ll take action — fast.

Call (866) 219-3343 today for a free consultation with a San Diego tenant rights lawyer.

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1. Stop Illegal Rent Increases in San Diego

California law limits how much a landlord can raise your rent each year.
Under AB 1482, your rent cannot increase by more than 5% plus the local inflation rate (CPI) — or 10% total, whichever is less.

Landlords cannot issue multiple increases within a year to get around this rule.
If your rent jumped more than the law allows, that increase could be  illegal, and you may be entitled to compensation.

Some properties are exempt, including:

  • Buildings less than 15 years old
  • Single-family homes and condos owned by individuals (not corporations or LLCs)
  • Owner-occupied duplexes

If you live in an apartment in San Diego built before 2009, there’s a good chance you are protected under AB 1482.

If your rent was raised more than 10%, contact us now.
We’ll review your lease and rent history at no cost.

2. Protect Yourself from Illegal Evictions

Once you’ve lived in your rental home for 12 months or more, your landlord must have “just cause” to evict you.

Legitimate (at-fault) reasons for eviction include:

  • Not paying rent
  • Serious lease violations
  • Property damage or illegal activity

No-fault evictions — such as when the landlord or their family wants to move in, or when they plan major renovations — are only legal if the landlord provides relocation assistance or one month’s rent.

If your landlord gave you an eviction notice without a valid reason, you may be able to stop the eviction or recover damages.

Facing eviction in San Diego? Don’t move out without talking to a lawyer.
We’ll help you fight the eviction and defend your rights under California law.

3. Landlord Harassment and Retaliation Are Against the Law

You have the right to live in your home without harassment, intimidation, or retaliation.
Your landlord cannot:

  • Raise your rent because you complained about unsafe conditions
  • Threaten eviction after you reported code violations
  • Refuse to make repairs to pressure you to leave
  • Enter your unit unlawfully or without notice

These actions are illegal, and you have the right to take legal action to stop them.

If your landlord is harassing or threatening you, call us immediately.
Our tenant rights attorneys in San Diego can file for legal protection and damages.

4. Take Action Now — Don’t Let Your Landlord Win

Every day you wait, your landlord gains more ground. Protect yourself now.

Here’s what to do today:

  1. Review your rent increases. Anything over 10% may be illegal.
  2. Read your eviction notice carefully. Does it list a valid reason?
  3. Save every text, email, and notice from your landlord.
  4. Contact our San Diego tenant rights attorneys immediately.

You have legal options — and we’re ready to fight for you.

Call (866) 219-3343 or request a free consultation online.
We’ll protect your home, your rights, and your future.

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5. How Our Tenant Rights Attorneys Can Help

Every day you wait, your landlord gains more ground. Protect yourself now.

Here’s what to do today:

  1. Review your rent increases. Anything over 10% may be illegal.
  2. Read your eviction notice carefully. Does it list a valid reason?
  3. Save every text, email, and notice from your landlord.
  4. Contact our San Diego tenant rights attorneys immediately.

You have legal options — and we’re ready to fight for you.

Call (866) 219-3343 or request a free consultation online.
We’ll protect your home, your rights, and your future.

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Stand Up. Speak Out. Fight Back.

At Renter Warriors, we believe tenants deserve fairness, stability, and respect.
When landlords break the law, we make them answer for it.

We fight — and we win — for San Diego renters.

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Illegal Fees

Let’s be honest, plenty of landlords want to extract as much money as they can from tenants. Given the strict protects California grants residential tenants, landlords try to creatively maneuver around these laws by charging tenants junk fees. These fees may be small, but they add up across the board. Further, these fees are shifting costs that landlords may be legally obligated to bear onto the tenants. Landlords leverage their disproportionate bargaining power to push these fees onto tenants who feel that they have no option other than to pay, or worse, the landlord convinces the tenant that tenants are actually responsible.

Whether the landlord is charging a “trash valet” fee, pest control fees, mandatory administrative fees, lease preparation fees, excessive late fees, parking fees, excessive application fees, attorneys fees, collection fees, negotiation fees, utility service or administration fees (not for the utilities themselves), common area maintenance fees, cleaning fee, fumigation fee, extra persons fee, pet fees, guest fees, moving fees, renovation fees, inspection fees, or any other fee the landlord incurs for just doing their job, the fee could be illegal.

Landlords are not allowed to keep the fees they gain illegally. Contact an experienced landlord tenant attorney to see what can be done for you.