Law / United States / California / Santa Monica
Algorithmic Rental Price Fixing (Ord. No. 2817 (CCS))
Santa Monica Municipal Code ch. 4.58
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In force since 24 July 2025.
An AI prohibited practices rule binding private bodies.
As of 3 September 2026.
What it requires
- Do not sell, license, or otherwise provide to a Santa Monica landlord any device that uses nonpublic competitor rent, fee, or occupancy data to set, recommend, or advise on rental rates or occupancy levels for a rental housing unit in Santa Monica
If you get it wrong
Private right of actionYes
What it reaches
How the hook was established
express
What it reaches
supply
What makes it apply
Operator establishment, Place of effect
Obligation class
Prohibition
What it makes you log
Logging duty
The chapter prohibits selling or using an algorithmic device and sets civil remedies for a violation. It states no duty to create, keep, or produce on demand any record of rental rates set, devices used, or data shared.
- Kind
- None
- As of
- 21 September 2026
Who checks it
Audit expectation
none
What this law does
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It is unlawful to sell, license, or otherwise provide to any landlord of a rental housing unit in Santa Monica an algorithmic device that uses nonpublic competitor rent, fee, or occupancy data to set, recommend, or advise on rental rates or occupancy levels, and separately unlawful for a landlord to use such a device. A violation may be asserted as an affirmative defense in an unlawful detainer action, and an aggrieved person or the City may bring a civil action.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
City of Santa Monica, adopted ordinance text codifying Municipal Code chapter 4.58
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