California approves rent control amid housing crisis

Published September 12, 2019 10:57am ET



California’s legislature has approved statewide rent control in an effort to ease the housing crisis and burgeoning homeless population across the state.

The new bill, which California Gov. Gavin Newsom has said he will sign, caps annual rent increases at 5% plus inflation. The legislation also places new restrictions on evicting tenants.

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