Is there rent control?

It depends on the state. Seayora holds a published statute for 32 states and the District of Columbia. The table below gives the figure for each, with the statute it comes from.

Rent control, state by state

StateRent controlSource
AlabamaProhibited by state lawAla. Code § 11-80-8.1
ArizonaProhibited by state lawA.R.S. § 33-1329
ArkansasProhibited by state lawArk. Code § 14-16-601
CaliforniaStatewide: 5% plus regional CPI, never more than 10%Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1947.12, 1946.2
ColoradoProhibited by state lawC.R.S. § 38-12-301
District of ColumbiaCitywide: 4.1% for May 2026 to April 2027D.C. Code §§ 42-3502.05, 42-3502.06, 42-3502.08
FloridaProhibited by state lawFla. Stat. §§ 125.0103, 166.043
GeorgiaProhibited by state lawO.C.G.A. § 44-7-19
IdahoProhibited by state lawIdaho Code § 55-306
IllinoisProhibited by state law50 ILCS 825/5, 825/10 (Rent Control Preemption Act)
IndianaProhibited by state lawInd. Code § 32-31-1-20
IowaProhibited by state lawIowa Code §§ 364.3(9), 331.304(10)
KansasProhibited by state lawK.S.A. 12-16,120
KentuckyProhibited by state lawKRS 65.875
MichiganProhibited by state lawMCL 123.411
MinnesotaProhibited unless voters approve itMinn. Stat. § 471.9996
MississippiProhibited by state lawMiss. Code § 21-17-5(2)(h)
MissouriProhibited by state lawMo. Rev. Stat. § 441.043
MontanaProhibited by state lawMont. Code § 7-1-111(26)
New MexicoProhibited by state lawN.M. Stat. § 47-8A-1
New YorkLocal: rent stabilization in NYC and opt-in localitiesNYC Admin. Code § 26-501 et seq.; Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974; N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 212, 214
North CarolinaProhibited by state lawN.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14.1
North DakotaProhibited by state lawN.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-02.1
OhioProhibited by state lawOhio Rev. Code § 5321.19
OklahomaProhibited by state law11 O.S. § 14-101.1
OregonStatewide: 9.5% for 2026, 10% for 2027ORS 90.323, 90.324
South CarolinaProhibited by state lawS.C. Code § 27-39-60
South DakotaProhibited by state lawSDCL § 6-1-13
TennesseeProhibited by state lawTenn. Code § 66-35-102
TexasOnly in a declared disaster, with the governor’s approvalTex. Loc. Gov’t Code § 214.902
UtahProhibited by state lawUtah Code § 57-20-1
WashingtonStatewide: 9.683% for 2026RCW 59.18.700, 59.18.710
WisconsinProhibited by state lawWis. Stat. § 66.1015

This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.

Only states where Seayora holds a published statute appear above. Where no statute is recorded, no figure is shown rather than a guess.

The answer in full, for the biggest rental markets

Is there rent control in California?

Yes. In California, the Tenant Protection Act caps rent increases on most residential units at 5% plus the change in the regional Consumer Price Index, or 10%, whichever is lower, over any 12-month period, and requires a just cause to end most tenancies after 12 months. Units built within the last 15 years, and single-family homes and condominiums not owned by a REIT, a corporation or an LLC with a corporate member (where the owner gives the required notice), are exempt. Cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco apply stricter local rent control to the units they cover. This is Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1947.12, 1946.2.

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Is there rent control in Texas?

No. Texas has no statewide rent control, and its cities and counties cannot simply adopt their own: a city may establish rent control only if its governing body finds that a housing emergency exists because of a disaster and the governor approves the ordinance, and the rent control continues or ends the same way the governor continues or ends the state of disaster. This is Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code § 214.902.

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Is there rent control in Florida?

No. Florida has no statewide rent control, and its cities and counties cannot simply adopt their own: a municipality, county or other local government may not adopt or maintain any law, ordinance, rule or other measure that would have the effect of imposing controls on rents. The 2023 Live Local Act removed the exception that had allowed temporary local rent control in a declared housing emergency. This is Fla. Stat. §§ 125.0103, 166.043.

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Is there rent control in New York?

Only in some places. In New York, there is no statewide rent cap, but rent stabilization covers most apartments in buildings of six or more units built before 1974 in New York City and in localities that have declared a housing emergency under the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, including many in Nassau, Westchester and Rockland counties and the City of Kingston; since 2019 any locality with a rental vacancy rate below 5% may opt in. New York City and municipalities that opt in also apply the Good Cause Eviction Law, under which a rent increase above inflation plus 5%, never more than 10%, is presumptively unreasonable. This is NYC Admin. Code § 26-501 et seq.; Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974; N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 212, 214.

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Is there rent control in Illinois?

No. Illinois has no statewide rent control, and its cities and counties cannot simply adopt their own: a unit of local government, including a home rule unit such as Chicago, may not enact, maintain or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property. This is 50 ILCS 825/5, 825/10 (Rent Control Preemption Act).

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Is there rent control in Ohio?

No. Ohio has no statewide rent control, and its cities and counties cannot simply adopt their own: no political subdivision may enact, maintain or enforce any charter provision, ordinance or other measure that imposes or requires rent control or rent stabilization on residential premises. The express rent control and rent stabilization language took effect on September 23, 2022. This is Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.19.

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Is there rent control in Georgia?

No. Georgia has no statewide rent control, and its cities and counties cannot simply adopt their own: no county or city may enact, maintain or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would regulate in any way the amount of rent charged for privately owned single-family or multiple-unit residential rental property. This is O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19.

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Is there rent control in North Carolina?

No. North Carolina has no statewide rent control, and its cities and counties cannot simply adopt their own: no county or city may enact, maintain or enforce an ordinance or resolution that regulates the amount of rent charged for privately owned single-family or multiple-unit residential or commercial rental property. The same section also bars local laws that require landlords to rent to tenants whose rent includes federal housing assistance. This is N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14.1.

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How Seayora uses this rule

This page states whether the state lets its cities control rent, and any statewide limit on an increase, so a renewal can be checked before it is offered. In New York City, Seayora’s rent-increase advisor goes further: it computes the highest increase the Rent Guidelines Board order and the Good Cause standard allow for each apartment, with the law cited, and gives no number where the law is not verified.

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