Selling a Rental Property in Beverly Hills
Ready to Be Done Being a Landlord
Whether you want to sell with tenants in place or exit the rental business entirely under the Ellis Act, we buy Beverly Hills rental property either way, and can walk you through which path actually fits your building.
There’s a real difference between selling a Beverly Hills rental to another investor who’s happy to keep collecting rent, and wanting out of the landlord business altogether. Cash Home Buyers CA works with owners on both paths, and buys the property either way.
Selling to Another Investor vs. Exiting the Rental Business
If you simply sell the building to a new owner who intends to keep renting the units, nothing about the tenancy changes — leases transfer with the deed, and no special notice or payment obligations apply beyond a normal sale. We cover that scenario on our tenants-in-place page. This page is for the opposite situation: you want the units empty, the rental business closed out, and the property delivered vacant or ready for owner use — which is a fundamentally different legal process with its own notice periods and payment requirements.
Two Ways to Get to Vacant Possession
The first is a negotiated buyout: you and the tenant agree on a payment in exchange for a voluntary move-out and lease termination, on whatever timeline you both accept. This is the faster, more flexible route when a tenant is willing to talk, and it sidesteps formal Ellis Act procedure entirely. The second is the California Ellis Act, a state law that lets a landlord get out of the rental business altogether — not evict one tenant for cause, but remove the entire property from the rental market. It requires formal written notice to each tenant (120 days for most tenants, up to a full year for qualifying senior or disabled tenants), notice to the city, and statutory relocation payments to displaced tenants. Critically, the Ellis Act only applies when you’re taking units off the rental market entirely; it doesn’t apply to, and can’t be used for, a simple sale to another investor who’s keeping the building rented.
Beverly Hills’s Own Relocation and Registration Rules Layer on Top
Because Beverly Hills runs its own rent stabilization program under Title 4 of the Municipal Code rather than relying solely on state law, city-specific relocation payment amounts and registration requirements can apply in addition to the state Ellis Act minimums — and those figures are set and updated by the city’s own Rent Stabilization Division. Before serving any Ellis Act notice or negotiating a buyout, confirm your building’s registration status and current relocation obligations directly with the Division; getting this wrong can delay or unwind an otherwise straightforward exit.
How Statewide Rent Law Fits In
Statewide, AB 1482 sets an annual cap on rent increases for most rental housing not otherwise covered by a local ordinance — for the LA metro area, that cap moved to 8.7% (a 5% base plus 3.7% CPI) effective August 2026. In Beverly Hills, though, the city’s own Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 rules control instead of the state cap for covered buildings, so a Beverly Hills landlord evaluating rent history or exit timing should be working from the city ordinance first, not the statewide figure.
A Property With a 90210 Mailing Address That’s Not Actually in the City
One wrinkle worth flagging before you assume any of this applies to you: some properties with a “Beverly Hills, CA 90210” mailing address sit in the unincorporated Beverly Hills Post Office area of Los Angeles County rather than inside the actual city limits. Those properties are not subject to the city’s rent stabilization ordinance, its Ellis Act notice overlay, city transfer rules, or Beverly Hills city services generally — state law and county rules govern instead. If you’re not certain which side of that line your property falls on, that’s worth confirming before you plan an exit strategy around city-specific rules that may not even apply to you.
Selling to Us Skips All of This
If a buyout, an Ellis Act filing, and months of notice periods sound like more than you want to manage, selling the property to us as a tenant-occupied investment — with the tenancy simply transferring — is usually the fastest path out, with none of the relocation payment planning a full Ellis Act exit requires.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to use the Ellis Act to sell my rental property?
No. The Ellis Act is only required if you want the units vacant and off the rental market before selling. Selling to a buyer who’s keeping tenants in place doesn’t require it.
How much notice does the Ellis Act require?
120 days for most tenants, extendable up to one year for qualifying senior or disabled tenants, plus statutory relocation payments — and Beverly Hills may layer its own registration and payment requirements on top.
Can I just sell to another investor and skip the notice requirements?
Yes, if the buyer is keeping the units rented. Ellis Act notice is only triggered when the rental use is ending, not on a change of ownership.
What’s the current allowable rent increase under Beverly Hills’s ordinance?
It depends on which chapter covers your building and the current cycle’s figure, both of which change periodically — confirm directly with the city’s Rent Stabilization Division rather than relying on a number you’ve seen elsewhere.
My building has a 90210 address — do these city rules even apply to me?
Only if the property is actually within Beverly Hills city limits. Some 90210 addresses are in unincorporated LA County and fall outside the city’s ordinance entirely.
Nothing here is legal advice. Talk to a California landlord-tenant attorney and the city’s Rent Stabilization Division before serving any notice or planning a buyout.
Send us your address and rent roll, and we’ll send back a written cash offer whether you’re selling as an investment or clearing it out first.