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The Tenant Protection and Relief Act ordinance protects most City of Sacramento residential tenants renting in multifamily rental units (e.g., duplexes, apartments) against unfair rent increases and unlawful evictions. It enforces limits on annual rent increases and requires “just cause” reasons to terminate a lease. Rent increases cannot:
For a tenant who has lived in a unit for 12 months and has a lease, “just cause” actions to terminate include:
If you feel your landlord has violated any of these please fill out and submit the Tenant Questionnaire.
Only tenants who live within the Sacramento City limits and who have lived in the rental unit for more than 12 months with the landlord’s consent are eligible for protection from eviction unless the landlord has what is known as “just cause.”
For detailed information regarding the Pre-Eviction Hearing Process, please review the Administrative Procedures.
To request a hearing, please fill out and submit the Petition for Pre-Eviction Hearing.
If you submitted a Petition for Pre-Eviction Hearing but have resolved your issue prior to the hearing, download and submit the Request to Withdraw Tenant Petition for Pre-Eviction Hearing form.
Please complete the Tenant Questionnaire so that our staff can assist you with your complaint. Please be sure to include the following information.
If you have questions, please contact our office at 916-808-8121 or email tpp@cityofsacramento.org.
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