Inglewood makes rent control permanent, sets cap at 5 percent

Inglewood is joining the growing list of Los Angeles communities adopting rent control—and residents say the safeguards for tenants couldn’t come fast enough in an increasingly prosperous city where 64 percent of households rent rather than own.

The Inglewood City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved permanent rent control measures that will block property owners from increasing rents more than 5 percent annually, though there are exceptions, and the cap in some cases will be 8 percent…READ MORE