// martinez · contra costa county
State law only: 8.8% for Aug 1, 2026 to Jul 31, 2027 (AB 1482). AB 1482 covers most units older than 15 years. Individually owned single-family homes and condos are exempt with the statutory notice in the lease.
// the rulebook
Martinez is state law only for rent and just cause: the ceiling this year is the state 8.8% through July 31, 2027, and an individually owned house is exempt with the AB 1482 notice in the lease. The city has added one local rule, a Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance (Chapter 22.85), adopted to meet the MTC transit-oriented-communities requirements. It requires written notice to every existing tenant within 30 days of its effective date; confirm the date and the form with the city. A business license is required for residential rentals. Parts of Martinez fall in Very High fire-hazard zones on the 2025 state map, which shapes defensible-space work and insurance on hillside and Alhambra Valley rentals. The stock is older: county seat, historic downtown and marina, Amtrak, refinery town. Rents run $2,775 median, $3,495 for a house and $2,283 for apartments, with a renter share of 29 to 33%. We serve the anti-harassment notice correctly, keep the license current, get fire-zone work done before the season, and stay ahead of the deferred maintenance older houses carry so a small repair does not turn into a vacancy.
// what owners run into
Chapter 22.85 requires written notice to every existing tenant within 30 days of its effective date. An owner who never hears about it has missed a deadline on a tenant-protection ordinance, which is the wrong footing for any later dispute.
Parts of Martinez are in Very High fire-hazard zones on the 2025 state map. Defensible-space clearance and insurance availability are the owner's problem on hillside and Alhambra Valley rentals, and both have to be handled before the lease, not after a notice.
A county seat with a historic downtown means older houses. At a $3,495 house rent and apartments at $2,283, a slow repair that pushes a tenant out costs more than fixing it on a schedule.
// start here
What your Martinez place should rent for, what the rules allow next year, and what we would do first. Written, within one business day.
// services
Priced to the market, screened to a written standard, leased with the notices your city requires.
The cap, the registry, the fee and the notice for your unit, each on its own calendar.
A 24-hour line, licensed vendors, your approval threshold, and the vendor's invoice with nothing added.
// questions
There is no local cap. On an AB 1482-covered unit the limit is 8.8% through Jul 31, 2027. On an exempt house there is no cap, but any increase over 10% requires 90 days' notice.
Not if you own it as an individual and the lease carries the AB 1482 exemption notice. The Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance (Chapter 22.85) applies to your tenancy regardless of the exemption.
Yes. Martinez requires a business license for residential rentals. Confirm the current rate and renewal date with the city.
Typical East Bay management runs 6 to 10% of collected rent plus half to one month's rent for leasing. Martinez managers advertise from 7%. Our schedule sits in the typical range, and the full fee table is on our fees page.
// neighborhoods
// who else you will find
Listed so you can compare. Most quote fees by phone; ours are on the fees page.
// nearby
// next step
A written rental analysis for your property, free, within one business day. No obligation and no sales call unless you ask for one.