Uncertainty Looms for Many Renters Before Statewide Protections Kick in

Three days after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1482, San Diego renter Jessica Hurado received a letter from her landlord notifying her that rent for her apartment would soon be increasing by $850. / Photo by Megan Wood

A new law capping rent increases across the state doesn’t kick in until Jan. 1. In the meantime, some tenants across the city say they’re being forced to choose between leaving their homes or swallowing big rent hikes.