Assembly Bill 1157, known as the Affordable Rent Act, failed to advance out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, marking the ...

The measure would lower California’s current rent cap from 10% to 5% annually, or 2% plus inflation, whichever is lower, and ...

These programs give struggling landlords a way to raise rents above what local caps normally allow. But few apply, and even ...

A contentious housing bill that would have capped rent increases to 5% a year died in the Assembly on Tuesday, a decision ...

AB 1157, known as the Affordable Rent Act, didn’t get enough votes to advance out of committee. It is unlikely to resurface ...

State Sen. Jesse Arreguín, a Berkeley Democrat and renter, will take over his chamber’s Housing Committee, succeeding Aisha Wahab, who clashed with pro-development YIMBYs like state Sen. Scott Wiener.

Californians who rent apartments built after 1995, single-family homes or condominiums have limited protections from rising prices under a state law passed that year that significantly restricts rent ...

Homeowners at a Palm Springs mobile home park claim management violated local rent control laws by failing to properly notify ...

This month, the Los Angeles City Council decided the city’s longstanding rent control policy needed changes. No, they didn’t do the smart thing and decide to eliminate rent control. Instead, they ...

With America’s rent crisis deepening, state and local leaders should use rent control to protect residents, preserve ...