Culver City – Renters Alliance

Culver City Adopts an Interim Rent Control Ordinance

August 14, 2019August 15, 2019 Mark Elliot Culver City

Culver City has adopted an interim rent control ordinance that brings strong tenant protections to a city that had no local tenant protections at all. City Council voted to cap the rent increase at 3% annually; require a relocation fee; and most important agreed to end no-just-cause evictions. Like Beverly Hills, Culver City recognized what we can see with our own eyes: runaway rent increases leads to tenant displacement and greater regulation is necessary to ensure the stability of the renting population.

Consumer Price Index for Los Angeles area: prices were up 3.1% from a year ago

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How Does Beverly Hills Compare on the Rent Increase Cap?

August 11, 2019August 13, 2019 Mark Elliot Culver City, Inglewood, Los Angeles city, Los Angeles County, max increase, Santa Monica, West Hollywood

Beverly Hills recently posted the maximum allowed annual rent increase percentage for Chapter 6 tenants and we breathed a sign of relief: it has dropped to 3.1% from last year’s 4.1%. That’s because the rise in consumer prices has slowed and, with it, the cost of providing housing. But most localities don’t cap rents and those that do take various approaches even in the same rental market. How does Beverly Hills compare?