In CA (at least Los Angeles) there are some tax laws in place that allow a home owner to make more in tax breaks by not renting a house or building vs renting i

In CA (at least Los Angeles) there are some tax laws in place that allow a home owner to make more in tax breaks by not renting a house or building vs renting it out. I don’t know the details as I'm a renter but from speaking with a few Realtors they mentioned the companies the worked at did this.