In acknowledgement of rising rents and tenant evictions in Los Angeles, housing activists and LA City Councilmember Gil Cedillo declared Wednesday "Renters Day" in Los Angeles, noting: 62% of renter households spend more than 30% of their income on rent, compared to 53% in New York and 48% in San Francisco. That's according to Census Bureau figures recently shared by the LA housing department. As the housing market has rebounded, evictions from rent-controlled units -- allowed under the state Ellis Act -- are on the rise.

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