California now has a statewide rent-control law, but Santa Ana passed its own ordinance that is more stringent. In addition to capping rent increases at 3 percent annually or 80 percent of inflation, the city requires landlords to list their units on a registry. The law limits the ability of landlords to evict tenants.

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