The state’s landlords see rising insurance costs, so they say they’re going to have to raise rents. But they complain about laws that limit how much they can do so.
The California Public Utilities Commission is considering a rule that would gut the payments that solar panels on apartment buildings receive. Why are so many housing groups mad about it?
Tenants complained about rent increases averaging 151% from Green Valley Corp., a Swenson Builders Company. Now, 20 of them will get a refund under a state rent control law.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has, for reasons practical and political, shifted toward an increasingly aggressive effort to enforce the state's laws to promote affordable housing.
The last statewide eviction protections for low-income California tenants affected by COVID-19 ended July 1, but many still haven’t heard back about their rent relief applications.
Limited online accessibility remains a critical barrier in discouraging California renters from applying for funds to ease pandemic-induced financial losses, despite promises of increased economic relief.