CPI Update for 2026-27
The Bureau of Labor Statistics 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment for the Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim (Orange County) Region has been set at 3.7% (April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026), and the Riverside-San Bernardino County Region has been set at 3.1% (March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026).
The 12-month adjustment provides the basis upon which maximum rent increases in the region are calculated for rental properties that are subject to California's statewide rent cap under AB 1482. Annual rent increases are limited to CPI + 5%.
Based on the 2025-2026 CPI adjustment, annual rent increases from August 1, 2026 - July 31, 2027 will be capped at:
- Los Angeles - Long Beach - Anaheim (Orange County)
- Maximum Rent Increase = 8.7%
- Maximum Rent Increase = 8.7%
- Riverside & San Bernardino Counties
- Maximum Rent Increase = 8.1%
Please see the following links for details on the Bureau of Labor Statistics regional CPI adjustments for:
For more information on noticing and timing of rent increases for the period of August 1, 2026 - July 31, 2027, click here.