In a bid to provide tenants stability and combat rising homelessness, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday moved to make permanent a rent control measure for unincorporated communities.
Many in the apartment industry say politicians unfairly blame landlords for a complicated homeless problem, in which low-wage work or mental health can play a role.
In covered buildings in unincorporated areas, allowable rent increases would equal the change in the consumer price index, except in certain situations. Under state law, landlords of rent-controlled units also have the right to charge as much as they want when a tenant moves out. But when a new tenant moves in, landlords are once again limited on how much they can increase rent each year.
Many economists say the root cause of California’s affordability woes is that for decades too few homes have been built relative to population and job growth. And they argue that while rent control helps some tenants, it puts upward pressure on rents overall as some landlords decide to get out of the business and convert units to condos.
Instead, they argue that housing should be treated like a regulated utility and that, in addition to rent caps, state law should be changed so governments can ban property owners from removing units from the rental market. If that bill becomes law, it would not override existing rent control ordinances like the one the Board of Supervisors voted to draft Tuesday.
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