Rent Control Ordinance Approved For Unincorporated Areas Of LA County

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to move forward on a permanent rent control ordinance for unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Sur 100,000 people would be affected by the ordinance, which would cover only the unincorporated areas of the county.

Dozens of rent control advocates assembled before the Tuesday board meeting and joined Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who championed the proposed ordinance, and mayors from Inglewood and Culver City is calling for rent control as a way to address inequities. A draft of the county ordinance is still in process, but Kuehl’s motion anticipates a sliding cap based on the value of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) with a maximum increase of 8%. The CPI for Los Angeles is currently 3.3%…LIRE LA SUITE