The Rent Trap: How L.A.’s New Rent Control Laws Are Reshaping Neighborhoods
Los Angeles has long wrestled with a housing crisis: soaring rents, dwindling vacancies, and intense pressure on working families. In an effort to stabilize the market, the City Council enacted sweeping rent control reforms in March 2025—expanding protections under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) to roughly 70% more of the city’s rental stock. While advocates…