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🌾 Central Valley
California Tenant Rights by Region

California's agricultural heartland, the Central Valley has high poverty rates and some of the largest farmworker renter populations in the state. No cities have local RSOs — AB 1482 and CRLA are the primary protections.

📍 12 Counties ✓ 2026 Laws ⚖ Free Attorney Referrals
Key Fact

California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA) operates offices in Fresno, Bakersfield, Modesto, Salinas, and other Central Valley cities — providing free legal aid to agricultural worker tenants.

📍 Counties in Central Valley

Fresno → Sacramento → San Joaquin → Stanislaus → Tulare → Kings → Madera → Merced → Yolo → Sutter → Placer → El Dorado →

📋 Statewide Protections Apply Throughout Central Valley

Even if your city has no local rent control ordinance, California's AB 1482 caps annual rent increases at 5% + local CPI (max 10%) and requires just cause for eviction after 12 months — for most multi-family buildings built before 2009. New 2026 laws also ban junk fees, require stoves and refrigerators, and protect your choice of internet provider.