What to know about the new cap on rent increases in L.A. County

On Thursday, some L.A. County tenants may wake up to a 30-day notice of a rent hike from their landlord. Other renters may have known about an increase since July. The silver lining is that, for many Californians, the amount of the increase is limited by law.

The statewide Tenant Protection Act, passed in 2019, places a limit on how much landlords and property managers can raise the rent…