The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors extended rent-control and eviction protections in the unincorporated areas until next year, after a lengthy hearing with dueling input from affordable housing advocates and the real estate industry..
Maria Leon, left, from East Los Angeles joins crowd on steps of County Hall of Administration Tuesday to urge Supervisors to extend a cap rent increases through 2019. rent-control and eviction protections
“Many people in Los Angeles County are having difficulties just accessing housing,” said Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who backed the creation of the ordinance. “One of the reasons has been the rapidly escalating rents, which in many, many of our areas have no stabilization ordinances, no limitations at all.”
“We need to focus on the development of new homes at all income levels and not price-control policies that remove the incentive to build more housing and cause landlords to neglect maintenance and repair,” said Armando Flores, legislative affairs director for the Valley Industry & Commerce Assn., which opposes the ordinance.
The board’s vote comes as other area cities, including Glendale, Long Beach and Inglewood, have recently enacted their own renter protection measures. In addition, the board expressed a desire to work with community groups and county departments to notify renters and property owners about the policy changes on social media and other methods.
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