Apartment management
across California.

California’s AB 1482 Tenant Protection Act caps annual rent increases on covered multifamily properties at 5% plus regional CPI, with a hard ceiling of 10%. For the August 2025 through July 2026 period, the operative caps in NextGen’s primary markets are: Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim MSA at 8.0% (5% + 3.0% CPI), Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario MSA at 7.5% (5% + 2.5% CPI), and San Diego–Chula Vista–Carlsbad MSA at 8.8% (5% + 3.8% CPI). Cities with their own rent control ordinances - including the City of Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Santa Ana - apply stricter local caps that override AB 1482 on covered buildings.

Several cities in NextGen’s California footprint have their own rent stabilization ordinances on top of AB 1482. The City of Los Angeles RSO caps annual increases at 4% on covered pre-October 1978 buildings and applies citywide just cause eviction protections. Pasadena’s Measure H caps increases at 2.25% and applies to qualifying multifamily buildings. Santa Ana caps annual increases at 2.42% under its rent control ordinance. Glendale, Long Beach, and Costa Mesa have just cause eviction ordinances but no local rent cap - AB 1482’s MSA cap applies to rents. Every other California city in our footprint operates under AB 1482 alone.

No. NextGen Properties manages multifamily properties only - multifamily communities ranging from small 4-unit buildings to mid-sized apartment communities. We do not manage single-family rentals, condos, townhomes, or short-term rentals like Airbnb. For owners of single-family rentals in coastal California markets, our sister brand NextGen Coastal handles SFR management in coastal cities.

Apartment rents vary widely across California by submarket. In Orange County, market-rate apartment rents typically range from $2,000–$2,800 in inland cities like Anaheim and Garden Grove, and $2,800–$4,500+ in coastal cities like Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Greater Los Angeles ranges from $1,800 in the high desert to $3,500+ in coastal LA. Inland Empire apartment rents typically run $1,800–$2,400. San Diego County apartments average $2,400–$3,200 with significant premiums in coastal North County. Achieving market-rate rent requires accurate submarket pricing and disciplined leasing - both of which our team delivers.

Yes, in most cases. We actively serve 65+ California cities across Orange County, Los Angeles County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, and San Diego County. If your multifamily property is in Southern California and within reasonable proximity to one of these markets, we can usually onboard it. Contact us with your address and we will confirm whether your specific city is in scope.

Every property we onboard receives an address-level regulatory analysis: AB 1482 coverage status, applicable MSA cap, any local rent stabilization ordinance, just cause eviction framework, and any city-specific registration or noticing requirements. Our compliance team tracks each property’s allowable annual increase, registration deadlines (LAHD, City of Riverside, Santa Ana, Pasadena), and required tenant notices. This is not generic statewide compliance - it is property-specific compliance applied consistently to every building in our portfolio.

Following an initial consultation and rent roll review, we can typically onboard a new California multifamily property within 2–3 weeks. Onboarding includes regulatory framework determination, current tenancy and rent documentation, lease audit, vendor handover, banking setup, and tenant communication. For RSO-covered buildings in the City of LA or Pasadena, we conduct a complete unit-by-unit base rent and registration audit before assuming management.