Most rental units in Larkspur are covered under the city’s rent and eviction protections, but there are a few key exemptions: 

1. Fully Exempt Units (no rent control and no just cause eviction protection):  

● Transient and tourist hotel occupancy as defined in Cal. Civ. Code Section 1940(b). 

● Housing accommodations in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care facility, licensed residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Cal. Health and Safety Code Section 1569.2, or an adult residential facility, as defined in Chapter 6 of Division 6 of Title 22 of the Manual of Policies and Procedures published by the State Department of Social Services. 

● Dormitories owned and operated by an institution of higher education or a kindergarten and grades one to twelve, inclusive, school. 

●Housing accommodations in which the tenant shares a bathroom or kitchen facilities with the owner who maintains their principal residence at the residential property. 

● Single-family owner-occupied residences, including a residence in which the owner-occupant rents or leases no more than two bedrooms. 

● A duplex in which the owner occupied one of the units as the owner’s principal place of residence at the beginning of the tenancy, so long as the owner continues in occupancy. 

● A unit permitted as an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU). 

2. Partially Exempt (no rent control, but there is just cause eviction protection):  

● Housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction contained in an agreement with a government agency, or other recorded document as affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low or moderate income, as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 50093 or comparable federal statutes. 

● Single family non-owner occupied homes/condos, provided that both of the following apply: 

a. The owner is not any of the following: 

i. A real estate investment trust, as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code. 
ii. A corporation. 
iii. A limited liability company in which at least one (1) member is a corporation. 

b. At the time the tenancy is created: 

i. The tenants have been provided written notice that the residential real property is exempt from this section using the following statement: 

● This property is not subject to the rent limits imposed by Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 6.20, and the owner is not any of the following: (1) a real estate investment trust, as defined by Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a corporation; or (3) a limited liability company in which at least one member is a corporation. 

● A unit that the owner’s immediate family occupied as their principal place of residence at the beginning of the tenancy so long as the owner’s immediate family continues in occupancy.