Apartments for Rent in Huntington Park, CA

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• How many apartments for rent are available in Huntington Park, and why is turnover so slow?

  Huntington Park caps annual rent increases on covered units at 3% or the change in CPI, whichever is lower, one of the tighter limits anywhere in Los Angeles County and considerably stricter than the state rule that governs most neighboring cities. The consequence for anyone searching is that sitting tenants rarely move, so vacancies are scarce relative to how many people want them. Roomster shows 48 apartments for rent around the city. The stock behind that number is mostly older low-rise buildings and converted houses rather than managed complexes, which means fewer listings appear on the big portals and more of them are handled directly by an owner.

• How much do apartments for rent in Huntington Park cost?

  One-bedrooms generally sit around $1,750 to $1,953 and two-bedrooms from roughly $2,200, with the average unit across the 90255 ZIP closer to $1,650 because so much of the stock is small and old. Entry-level listings still start near $899. You can find apartments for rent under $1,600 a month on the eastern blocks toward Alameda Street, along Randolph Street, and in the older buildings south of Gage Avenue. What you will not find here is a new building with amenities, because almost nothing has been built recently; the trade for the low rent is older plumbing, tandem parking and, frequently, no laundry in the unit.

• Does Huntington Park have rent control on apartments for rent?

  Yes, and it is recent enough that many renters and owners still do not know. The city adopted its first rent stabilization ordinance in its history effective December 17, 2024. It caps annual increases on covered units at 3% or 100% of the Consumer Price Index for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area, whichever is lower, and it requires just cause to end a tenancy. Coverage turns on an unusual date: multi-family units with a certificate of occupancy issued before February 1, 1995 are covered, along with duplexes where neither unit is owner-occupied and houses with an accessory dwelling unit on the same terms. Exempt are anything with a certificate of occupancy after that date, single-family homes, condominiums and townhomes, subsidized housing, and two-unit properties where the owner lives in one of them.

• What protections come with a rent-stabilized apartment for rent in Huntington Park?

  More than the rent cap, and the newest piece is the one worth knowing. As of an amendment the City Council passed unanimously in December 2025, a landlord cannot begin a nonpayment eviction until the amount owed exceeds one month of rent, which gives a household that hits a bad month room to recover rather than facing a notice immediately. Beyond that, ending a covered tenancy requires just cause, and on a no-fault ground the owner must either pay relocation assistance or waive the final two months of rent. You can also petition the city if you believe an increase was not justified or that services you were paying for have been cut. Keep your own paperwork: a lease, dated receipts and written notices are what these protections are administered from.

• What deposit will I need for an apartment for rent in Huntington Park?

  California limited security deposits to one month's rent on July 1, 2024, furnished or unfurnished, so expect roughly $1,750 on a typical one-bedroom here rather than the two months that was standard before. One exception is worth flagging because it applies unusually often in this city: an owner who is a natural person holding no more than two residential rental properties totaling no more than four units may still ask for two months, and Huntington Park is full of small owners with a duplex or a single fourplex. If you are an active-duty service member the one-month cap applies regardless. Your deposit has to be returned within 21 days of moving out, with an itemized statement of anything the owner has kept.

• Will the new Metro rail line reach apartments for rent in Huntington Park?

  It is coming, but plan your lease around today rather than the map. Huntington Park is one of twelve Southeast Los Angeles County communities on the route of the Southeast Gateway Line, Metro 19-mile light rail project connecting the Gateway Cities to downtown Los Angeles. Early construction work is beginning around 2026, with the line expected to open in the mid-2030s. Two practical points follow for anyone renting now. In the near term, apartments near the construction corridor may see street work and detours for years. In the longer term, units within walking distance of a future station are the ones most likely to see rent pressure, which is a reason to prefer a covered building where the annual increase is held to 3% or CPI.