“The number of people who are now renters in our country has skyrocketed,” says Faizah Malik, an LA-based attorney and tenant rights advocate who has worked on housing issues for almost 15 years.

In a world where tenants are supposed to be provided safe and habitable living conditions, that may not always be the case. While it may seem simple to just file a complaint or ask for repairs to be ...

The Renters' Rights Act does not limit rents for new contracts, but seeks to regulate rent increases for incumbent tenants. Given the abolition of section 21 ("no-fault") evictions, this is necessary ...