A proposal introduced by San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin would expand rent control to all existing multifamily housing in the city — if California voters approve Proposition…
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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The California Apartment Association on Wednesday rallied its members against the “Justice for Renters Act,” warning that November’s Proposition 33 ballot measure would bring back extreme rent control policies across…
The City of Ventura is set to consider anti-displacement measures that could include rent control. City staff will draft a tenant protection ordinance for City Council review by June 2025.…
Learn how Prop 33 threatens your rental investments and what you can do to oppose it As the November election approaches, the California Apartment Association is hosting a crucial webinar…
‘Justice for Renters’ going to state voters as Proposition 33 The Nov. 5 statewide ballot now officially includes anti-housing activist Michael Weinstein’s latest attempt to bring extreme forms of rent…
Two top Democratic legislators and a prominent labor group have joined the bipartisan opposition to an anti-housing measure on the November statewide ballot. If approved, the so-called “Justice for Renters…
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,…
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…
