Question About Ab 1482 (california Rental Law)

Location: California.

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Hi, I live in California and am curious if I am covered by AB 1482 in the place where I live. Currently my landlord is trying to sell, but because our rent is too low it has made the market difficult for him. So he wants us to voluntarily agree to a 29% increase in rent (which might be fair because it has been a while since we've gotten a rent increase) but I want to know if this is legal if I choose to say no and legally to my inderstanding the max theoretical yearly increase is 10%. AI states im covered but obviously I dont trust its judgment lol. Here are the specifics:

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The place was built in 2009 (17 years ago).

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It is a duplex of two units.

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The downstairs unit is currently vacant after the last tenants left 3 months ago. Our unit is obviously filled.

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We have never received any paperwork regarding an AB 1482 exemption.

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It is not government or subsistence housing.

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The owner has never lived in the other unit in the entire time we have lived here. (Don't know if he lived in it before we came, but a different unrelated family lived downstairs when we moved in).

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We have always been on a month to month lease, but have lived here for 12 years.

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We have never missed a payment. We have never had a dispute.

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The owner lives out of state with his family amd is unlikely to move back to move himself or family in to our place.

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There are no structural issues that we know of at all for a remodel.

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Ellis act would require him to delist the property for a year as a rental significantly affecting his ability to sell it.

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So. Based on all this info, are we protected or are we screwed and should prepare to find a new place if we say no amd he decides to evict?