It depends on the market. Rent control in LA is 4% a year allowable increase. Rents supposedly went down over the last year or two so rent control worked in the

It depends on the market. Rent control in LA is 4% a year allowable increase. Rents supposedly went down over the last year or two so rent control worked in the favor of landlords that year who raise it 4% no matter what happens. And once you have priced out your tenant with the constant march of yearly 4% increases you can set rent at market rate or even higher if you’d like after they move out. In other words the $600 rent controlled apartment is a myth.