While falling short of implementing full-fledged rent control across the state, a new California law places major restrictions on annual rent increases and further restricts landlords’ ability to evict tenants. However, critics say the law may not necessarily have the desired effect of increasing overall quality of life.
Peggy Huang, City Councilmember from Yorba Linda and siting member of the Regional Council for Southern California Agencies of Governments (SCAG), told The Epoch Times that in her experience, rent control policies can be taken advantage of by tenants, creating unintended consequences.
