New California Law Further Protects Renters From Evictions and Rent Hikes

Seeing renters still prone to being booted or priced out of their units, supporters of the new law say it toughens the Tenant Protection Act of five years ago.

A woman calls for rent cancellation at a May Day march in Los Angeles on May 1, 2021. David McNew/AFP via Getty Images

Confronting California’s housing crisis, lawmakers passed the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 to provide renters more stability by limiting rent increases and tightening eviction rules.

But advocates for the homeless found that many tenants remained vulnerable.