Rent Control Seminars and Newsletters
Upcoming Seminars
Landlord-Tenant Forum 2024A joint presentation of the Consumer Protection Division of the City Attorney’s Office and Rent Control, this popular event brings together property owners and managers, tenants, and city staff to discuss hot topics. This year’s subjects include:
- Roundtable updates on landlord/tenant topics around the state
- Updates on changes to local laws
- Tenants’ rights to replace roommates
- Tenant protections during construction
- Q&A
Monday, December 9 - 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd. - Martin Luther King Auditorium
Attendance is limited and registration in advance is required. To register, please click here.
Seminario Para Inquilinos 2024 (Tenant Seminar in Spanish)NewslettersRent Control News is published by the Rent Control Board twice a year in the spring and fall. The newsletter is written entirely by Rent Control staff and focuses on issues relevant to the Santa Monica rent-control community. The Summer 2023 GA Rent Control Newsletter was mailed to every rent-controlled residential unit in Santa Monica, while a separate mailing with unit-specific MAR information and a form for noticing tenants of the 2023 GA was sent to property owners.Summer 2024 GA Rent Control Newsletter (English) (Spanish) (Farsi) (Amharic)Spring 2024 Rent Control Newsletter (English) (Spanish) (Farsi) (Amharic)Fall 2023 Rent Control Newsletter (English) (Spanish) (Farsi) (Amharic)Summer 2023 GA Rent Control Newsletter (English) (Spanish) (Farsi) (Amharic)Spring 2023 Rent Control NewsletterSpring 2022 Rent Control NewsletterFall 2021 Rent Control Newsletter
SeminarsThe Rent Control Agency hosts several seminars throughout the year. If you missed a seminar, you may find a PowerPoint presentation or a full-length video of it below. Please note that laws and regulations may change over time, and some information presented may become out of date. If you have questions about a particular subject, please contact Rent Control directly and ask to speak to an information coordinator.To open or save a PowerPoint presentation, click on the link below and follow the prompts. To advance the slides, you can click anywhere on the slide. To open a video presentation, just click on the link. You can expand the video itself, hover over it, and click the expand tool in the lower right corner.It is possible to view video presentations on YouTube with closed captions in languages other than English. To select a language, click the CC icon at the bottom of the screen and turn on closed captions. Then, click the settings icon next to CC and select Subtitles/CC. Select Auto-translate and choose a language from the list.2024 General Adjustment Notice Tutorial (Video) (PowerPoint Slides)Rent Control 101 Seminar for Tenants 2024 Video - Tenant Seminar 2024 PowerPoint PresentationLandlord Seminar 2024 Video - Landlord Seminar 2024 PowerPoint Presentation
Landlord-Tenant Forum Video (2023) - Landlord-Tenant Forum PowerPoint Presentation (2023)
Seminario Para Inquilinos/Tenant Seminar (in Spanish)
2023 General Adjustment Notice Tutorial
Owning Rent-Controlled Property in Santa Monica (2023) (1 hr 58 min)
Owning Rent-Controlled Property Seminar (2023) PowerPoint Presentation
Tenants' Introduction to Rent Control (2023) Full Length Video
Tenants' Introduction to Rent Control (2023) PowerPoint Presentation
Landlord-Tenant Forum (2022) Full-length Video (1 hour 59 min)
Maintenance of Residential Rental Property (2021) Full-length Video (1 hr 40 min)
Maintenance of Residential Rental Property (2021) Slides