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“There's no excuse for not having that information if you’re a city government,” said Shanti Singh with the statewide renter advocacy group. “They wrote the ordinance. They implement the ordinance. It is their responsibility — for both tenants and landlords — to be clear on what the law is.” Assistant City Attorney Marco Ornelas told LAist the city follows the timetable laid out under a separate state law, the California Tenant Protection Act. He said the city council is currently discussing a vote to clarify Baldwin Park’s ordinance.Tenants aren’t the only ones who say they’re confused. Without clear guidelines, landlords may struggle to follow the law. Landlord advocates also denounced the city’s failure to disseminate clear information on current rent caps.
“I haven't been involved in the city since 2022,” Hernandez said. “But I still get calls, I still meet local residents that are telling me that their landlords are just learning about it.”