Rent control

Nearly 10% of tenants nationwide couldn’t pay their April rent, according to some studies, and experts believe that number will only rise in May. To make matters worse, Los Angeles officials are saying some landlords are using underhanded techniques to force renters into repayment plans or show proof of unemployment. One Sylmar resident said she recently received a contract from…

Tenants of the Hillside Villa Apartments in Chinatown once again called on the city of Los Angeles Tuesday to take over their residential complex, after they said they received another round of rent increase notices. The Hillside Villa Tenants Association and the Los Angeles Tenants Union sent out pictures of notices they received from their landlord, some of which showed…

Many new laws went into effect on Jan. 1 in California, including some that protect tenants from rent increases and eviction without cause.

An effort to expand rent control in California won’t move forward this year after the lawmaker behind it cancelled a planned public hearing Thursday, saying his plan needs more work.

The new Inglewood stadium brings both excitement and concern among the residents, as some of them are being displaced.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to spend $5 million to prevent housing discrimination, including drafting an ordinance to prohibit landlords from denying renters who use Section 8 vouchers.

A temporary rent-control ordinance went into effect Thursday for unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, limiting rent increases to 3 percent a year and placing restrictions on tenant evictions.

A yes vote on Proposition 10 supports allowing local governments to adopt rent control on any type of rental housing, thus repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. NBC4’s Conan Nolan explains.

California’s secretary of state says a measure that would expand the ability of local governments to enact rent controls on residential properties has qualified for the Nov. 6 ballot.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday endorsed a proposed ballot initiative that would repeal limits on rent control in housing- starved California.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is backing a ballot initiative that would repeal a law that stops many local communities from setting limits on rent increases. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2018.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined housing advocates, labor leaders, community activists and other officials to endorse the “California Local Rent Control Initiative,” which would repeal limits on rent control in the state.

The owner of Hollywood’s historic Villa Carlotta was planning to convert the building into a boutique hotel. After opposition from a city councilman and the community, they’ve changed their minds. Now the former tenants want to know if they can go back home.

Renters are angry about being edged out of a Hollywood apartment building as the owner looks to turn the building into a boutique hotel. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on June 28, 2016.