Attorney Dennis Block-Zoom Landlord-Tenant Talk Radio16 Nov 2025

Death Blow To LA Landlords

Death Blow to LA Landlords: City Hall Just Assassinated Your Cash Flow ⚰️💸

On November 12, 2025, the Los Angeles City Council quietly passed a sweeping change to how rent increases are calculated for roughly 650,000 rent-controlled apartments under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO).

Under the old rules, landlords could raise rents 3%–8% based on inflation (CPI), plus up to 2% more if they paid for tenants' gas and electricity. Now, City Hall has slammed on the brakes:

Annual increases tied to 90% of CPI But never less than 1% and never more than 4% No more extra 1%–2% for landlords who pay utilities Hard cap: 4% max on standard annual rent increases

Meanwhile, your costs are exploding: utilities, trash, city inspections, insurance, property taxes, and maintenance are all rising faster than these new rent caps.

In this video, we break down:

Exactly how the new ordinance works and what properties it applies to Why small "mom-and-pop" landlords are getting crushed How this will devalue properties and choke off new investment The risk of deferred maintenance and an aging rental stock Why this policy may actually hurt tenants long-term by worsening the housing shortage and driving bigger rent hikes on vacancy

If you own or plan to buy rental property in Los Angeles, you cannot ignore this.

👉 Watch until the end for strategies landlords can still use to survive under these new rules.

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