Santa Monica is not LA. Not legally, not economically, not from a rent control perspective.
Santa Monica has its own Rent Control Board, its own ordinance, its own allowable rent increase schedule, and its own just-cause eviction rules. LA City RSO does not apply. AB 1482 applies only to the limited inventory n...
Read the full seller's guide →Living in townSanta Monica is an independent beach city of about 92,000 on Los Angeles County's western coast, with a global brand as a tourism and tech destination. Home to Silicon Beach's original cluster and some of the strongest r...
See the full neighborhood profile →Closings8 Sterman Multifamily Group closings in Santa Monica. See the full transaction record.
See all 8 Santa Monica closings →FAQ4 common questions about selling an apartment building in Santa Monica — answered.
Read the full FAQ →Santa Monica multifamily trades with the tightest regulatory constraint and the deepest buyer pool of any LA coastal submarket. Rent Stabilization has been in place since 1979 — nothing about it is new, but the December 2025 LA City RSO rewrite has refocused buyer attention on how much more established and defined Santa Monica's framework is by comparison.
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