The most important law you’ve (probably) never heard of is in jeopardy. In a matter of months, voters across California will decide the fate of the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act,…
Costa-Hawkins Act
The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act was passed in 1995. It placed limits on the ability of local governments to enact rent control. Specifically it exempts single family homes/condominiums and post 1995 construction from rental control. It allows landlords to establish initial rental rates for a new tenant – a policy known as vacancy decontrol.
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A legislative proposal to broaden the scope of rent control in California has been halted. SB 466 by Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward, sought to modify the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act,…
In the upcoming November election, California’s rental housing providers face an existential threat from a ballot measure that could overturn the state’s most important rental housing law and unleash widespread…
The California Apartment Association is ramping up its campaign to fight another anti-housing rent control measure headed for the statewide ballot. The measure, bankrolled by the AHF and its president,…
A statewide anti-housing measure that could bring extreme forms of rent control back to California has officially qualified for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot. The measure, backed by…
The California Supreme Court has declined to review a critical case related to the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, the state’s most important law governing local rent control policies. The case,…
Amid fierce opposition from the California Apartment Association, a bill that would have authorized cities and counties to expand rent control to tens of thousands of rental units across California…
Lawmaker wants strict rent controls on ‘80s, ’90s units in L.A., San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland and more The California Apartment Association has a warning for rental housing providers…
The California Apartment Association has filed a letter with the California Supreme Court, urging the court to hear an appeal in NCR Properties v. City of Berkeley. The lawsuit challenges…
