Fairfax’s ordinance will cover many residents. However, there are several exclusions from the law. If you rent a unit that falls into one of the following categories, Fairfax’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance does NOT protect your tenancy:
- Single-family homes (where only one rental unit exists on the property)
- Condominiums
- Properties built after February 1, 1995
- Dorm rooms
- Mobile homes in mobile home parks
- Hotel rooms, if you stayed in the room for less than thirty days
- Hospitals, medical facilities, and other facilities where people receive care
- Rental units which a government agency or authority fully owns, operates and manages
- Units where the rent is limited by a legally binding restriction that restricts rent to no more than affordable rent.