Landlords of rent-controlled properties in the City of Los Angeles can raise rents 4% as of Feb. 1 and as high as 6% if they cover tenants’ gas and electricity costs.
California voters will get another chance to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act next year.
The Stockton City Council has passed a rent control ordinance that will cap rent increases and place an immediate halt on no-cause evictions in the city.
California communities are witnessing a rush on evictions and rent raises ahead of statewide protections that go into effect Jan. 1.
Los Angeles City leaders instructed the city attorney Tuesday to draft an emergency ordinance prohibiting landlords from evicting tenants without cause and limiting rent increases for the remainder
By Joaquin Romero, freelance journalist from UC Riverside.
Here a few things that happened in California's cities on Tuesday.
Two of the most controversial measures appearing on the California ballot this November appear to be going down in flames, according to the latest polling from California’s Public Policy Institute.
Its passage would be a major win for rent control advocates.
A tenant advocacy group says it has collected enough signatures to place repeal of the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act on the November ballot.