Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Companion Animal

My doctor prescribed me a companion animal. Recently I spoke with the owner who said he was raising my rent $200 a month because I have a dog. He also stated that there were two other tenants with pet cats and they too were getting their rent raised (although these cats have been here long before I moved in). I explained that mine was not a pet but a companion animal. The conversation ended with the owner telling me that everyone was going to get their rent raised.

I know the law does not allow for my rent to be increased just because I have a companion animal but if everyone is getting there rent increased does that allow for my rent to be higher than everyone else�s or does the rent increase have to be equal amongst everyone? What if no one other than me receives a rent increase? Is there anything I can do? (other than move) I know in California that the owner can raise the rent at will but can he vindictively raise mine because of my companion animal? And almost 40%?

I do not have a lease nor do I live in a rent controlled ordinance.

What if he raises everyone's rent but mine is the only extreme one?

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