The list of rental units exempted from the Rent Stabilization Ordinance is found in Section 11-1.08 of the Antioch Municipal Code. If a rental unit is exempt, the restrictions and requirements of the RSO do not apply to tenancies of that unit.
State law requires the City to exempt:
- Any dwelling unit that first received a certificate of occupancy after February 1, 1995; and
- Any dwelling unit that does not share a parcel with another dwelling unit, such as a single family home without an ADU, or that may be sold separately from any other dwelling unit, such as a condo or a co-op;
The Rent Stabilization Ordinance also exempts the following:
- A unit owned, operated, or managed by a public agency
- A unit is specifically exempted from municipal rent regulation by law
- Mobile homes located in mobile home parks;
- Hotels, vacation rentals, and other properties used for short-term rentals of no more than 30 days
- Institutional facilities, such as hospitals, residential care facilities, and school dormitories
- A unit occupied by a Landlord or the Landlord’s family at the beginning of, and throughout, the tenancy; and
- A unit that shares the bathroom or kitchen facilities with a principal resident of a Landlord.
Please see Section 11-1.08 of the Antioch Municipal Code for the complete list of exemptions.