Divided Los Angeles County Board Votes to Extend Rent Hike Cap Through 2024

LOS ANGELES—On a split 3–2 vote, the county Board of Supervisors June 4 agreed to extend through December a 4 percent cap on rent increases for rent-controlled apartments in unincorporated areas. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the county enacted a freeze on rent hikes for rent-controlled units in March 2020. The freeze was extended multiple times, but in November 2022, the board agreed to resume allowing increases, capped at 3 percent for rent-controlled units during 2023. Last November, the board voted to extend the rent-increase cap until June 30, 2024, but supervisors increased the allowable increase from 3 percent to 4 percent. The cap applies to rent-controlled units subject to the county’s Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections Ordinance....