San Francisco has it all: Victorian charm, scenic location, booming economy...and sky-high rents. Rent control is one of the tools the city has used to keep rent affordable for San Franciscans as demand for rental housing outpaces its limited supply. Table of contents What is rent control?
Given the new level of scrutiny over the bill, here’s a short explainer of what Costa Hawkins actually means for California residents. What is Costa Hawkins? Costa Hawkins is a state law that sets some requirements for the cities in California with rent control—the city of Los Angeles incl...
Los Angeles- On January 31, 2018, during the course of a tenant requested inspection of the 1522 Hi Point St property, the owners management company prevented the city code inspector from entering unit 9 and prevented the inspection of the intercom and CO2 smoke alarm.The city also refused to...
Major California cities includingSan FranciscoandLos Angeleshave had local rent control laws since the late 1970s. These policies were enacted in response to inflation and lack of affordable rental housing. The laws vary by city, but are generally limited to regulating how much landlords can raise...
As you phase out controls, impose an annual fee on every apartment in the city. Owners will not object because, with decontrol, they will pass through the fee. The fees collected would directly pay the difference between elderly tenants’ rent and the market rate for their unit, just as ...
City of Los Angeles Greater Los Angeles includes dozens of cities not incorporated into the city of LA. Most of them rely on market forces to stabilize rents. Highly sought-after areas in cities such as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and West Hollywood implemented rent control because of high dem...
To the editor:After reading youreditorial on a new rent-control proposal in the city of Los Angeles, I remain convinced that the City Council, the mayor and the Housing Department do not get it. The editorial outlined how revisions in the rent control law would low...
Kori Sparks, a resident of the fast-growing city of Bend, said she has a disability, which would only exacerbate the "the stress of losing an accessible home on short notice." She said rent control will protect vulnerable people from "a predatory system where profit comes before people and...
Proposition 33 aimed to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995, allowing city and county officials to determine rent control for more residents. The nearly three-decade-old law places restrictions on local governments seeking to implement rent control on housing built after ...
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