Legislation to expand rent control and allow local jurisdictions to limit the amount that residential landlords can raise rent each year was rejected by the California Senate on May 30. Senate Bill (SB) 466, sponsored by Sen. Aisha Wahab (D-Hayward), failed on the Senate floor when 16 senators voted against it. Wahab decided to table…

Buena Park officials discussed the possibility of establishing rent control in the city March 28, and if passed, would be the second in Orange County to do so following Santa Ana. Currently, landlords in the city cannot raise rent more than 5 percent per year, plus the percentage of inflation, or no more than 10…

Commentary If you’re a renter you well could get hit with much higher rent—after already paying a lot more the past decade. The culprit is California rent control laws. That’s because rent control always backfires, constricting the rental market and in the end increasing prices for most people. I’m a renter myself. So I’ll be…

🔵 Watch the Full News program 👉 https://bit.ly/34HSvJB  What is Rent control? Rent control is a government program that places a limit on the amount that a landlord can demand for leasing a home or renewing a lease. Rent control laws are usually enacted by municipalities, and the details vary widely. All are intended to keep living costs affordable…

The effort to repeal a new rent control ordinance in Santa Ana has officially ended without any signatures being submitted, the Santa Ana for Fair and Equitable Housing (SAFE Housing) announced Nov. 22. After the Santa Ana city council passed Orange County’s first rent control ordinance Oct. 19, SAFE Housing attempted to gather signatures to…

The California Apartment Association (CAA) is urging Santa Ana, California, residents to revoke the recently approved rent control ordinance before it goes into effect on Nov. 19. On Oct. 19, the city became the first in Orange County to pass a rent control ordinance at a city council meeting with a 4–3 vote. The law…

The City of Santa Ana became the first in Orange County to pass a rent control ordinance Oct. 19 after weeks of heated council meeting debates. The motion, passing 4-3 shortly before midnight on Tuesday, prevents landlords from raising rent more than 3 percent annually, or 80 percent of the change in the consumer price…

Concerns over a Brown Act violation arose as Santa Ana, California, moved forward with implementing a rent control ordinance on Oct. 5. The discussion of a potential rent control ordinance that would prevent property owners from increasing rent more than 3 percent per year continued amid controversy. Violating the Brown Act would not only lead to…

Santa Ana failed to pass a rent control ordinance that would have immediately restricted landlords from raising their rent by 3 percent annually, prior to the end of the state’s eviction moratorium on Sept. 30. The 4-3 vote in the midnight hours of Sept. 21–22 was not enough to pass the urgency ordinance, as more…

Santa Ana is on track to pass a rent control ordinance that will restrict landlords from raising their rent by 3 percent annually, prior to the end of the state’s eviction moratorium on Sept. 30. The 4-3 vote in the midnight hours of Sept. 21–22 was not enough to pass the urgency ordinance—which would have…