Does the Long Beach Rental Housing Ordinance affect a property manager switch?

Indirectly. The Long Beach RHO (Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 8.99) sets tenant-relocation assistance and related requirements on covered residential units. Changing managers doesn't change a property's coverage status or any current ordinance obligations. The exposure travels with the property, not the firm. Verify your unit's coverage and current obligations on the City of Long Beach Housing page before any rent change or non-renewal.

How long does a Long Beach switch take?

Thirty days on a standard 30-day-notice PMA. The clock is set by your existing agreement. NGC's coordination work runs about 10 business days inside the window. Owner time investment is about 90 minutes.

What does the Long Beach switch cost?

For most owners, $0 to about $500. The only variable is any early-termination fee on the existing PMA. NGC charges zero setup or onboarding.

Are state laws different in Long Beach?

Statewide laws apply: AB 1482 rent cap, AB 12 security deposit cap, SB 567 just-cause refinements, Civil Code section 1950.5 deposit transfer. Long Beach overlays additional local requirements through the RHO and related ordinances.

Switch Property Managers in Long Beach, CA

LBMC Chapter 8.99. The Long Beach Rental Housing Ordinance — the local layer of rules that overlays AB 1482, AB 12, and SB 567 on covered Long Beach units. Switching property managers doesn't change RHO coverage or any current ordinance obligation, but the new manager needs to know the rules. Most firms based outside Long Beach don't.

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The Long Beach RHO is operational reality, not legal trivia

The Long Beach Rental Housing Ordinance sets tenant-relocation-assistance and related framework requirements on covered residential rental units. A property manager who hasn't operated in Long Beach can apply a standard California PM playbook and miss a Long Beach-specific obligation — not because the playbook is wrong, but because Long Beach layers on top of it. The exposure travels with the property when you sell, refinance, or change managers.

When NGC takes over a Long Beach unit, the first item on the records audit is a clean read of any RHO-relevant notices issued during the prior firm's tenure: rent increases, terminations, relocation-assistance offers, lease amendments. If we find an issue, you'll see it in writing before the cutover.

The numbers, plain

5.9%NGC flat management fee

$0Setup or onboarding

30 daysLegal clock per CA PMA

Run the math on your specific rent in the cost-of-switching calculator. The fee-percentage gap between 5.9% and 8% on Long Beach unit rents typically clears four figures per year on a single unit and compounds linearly across a portfolio.

What state law also requires (regardless of LB local rules)

California Civil Code §1950.5: Security deposits transfer with the unit when a property manager changes. Prior firm cannot hold deposits as leverage.
California Civil Code §1962: Tenant must receive written notice of new manager's name and payment address.
B&P Code §10145: Trust funds (rent, deposits) must be deposited into a trust account within three business days of receipt by the broker.
AB 1482: Statewide rent cap at 5% plus regional CPI, capped at 10% on covered units. Verify current cap percentage before any renewal.
AB 12: Caps security deposits at one month's rent on most residential tenancies as of July 1, 2024.
SB 567: Tightened just-cause eviction requirements that took effect in 2024 under AB 1482.

Long Beach owner resources

30-minute call. We read your PMA + your RHO history.

Send us your current management agreement before the call. We read it line by line, pull the unit's rent-increase history for RHO compliance, run real math, and recommend the switch or staying put.

Schedule the call → Or generate the termination letter