Rent control advances in California, L.A. County

Separate tenant protection measures advanced in Sacramento and downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 10, with the Senate approving a measure that would impose a form of rent control throughout the state and county leaders adopting permanent rent control for unincorporated areas.
The state Senate voted 25-10 to approve Assembly Bill 1482, the so-called “anti-gouging” measure that seeks to cap rent hikes statewide at 5% plus inflation, up to a maximum of 10% a year.
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