Some housing agencies in northern, central and southern California are still approving rent increases without checking if they comply with the caps set by state law, said Ugochi Anaebere-Nicholson, a staff attorney with the Public Interest Law Project, an Oakland-based nonprofit that provides legal aid to California residents.

She said she’s keeping an eye on what happens in San Diego because the lawsuit presents a potential avenue for accountability.

“It may very well be that a judge will have to decide the applicability of the Tenant Protection Act,” she added, “but it seems these letters (from HUD and the California attorney general) are pretty strong indications of the law applying.”

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