Governor Gavin Newsom is now supporting a bill that would cap rent increases across the state.
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Assembly Bill 1482, from San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu, is making its way through the state legislature. The bill would prevent rent from going up more than 7 percent each year over the next three years. It would also stop landlords from evicting renters without a reason.
The bill does not apply to newer buildings, built in the last 10 years, or most single-family homes.
Similar bills have failed at the ballot box and in the legislature. Groups like the apartment association that represent landlords oppose the idea.
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