Thanks to a campaign led by the California Apartment Association, voters have once again rejected a statewide proposition that would have brought extreme rent control policies back to California. As…
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 Nov. 5 election is fast approaching, and your vote is crucial to protect your property rights and secure the future of California’s rental housing industry. Vote no on Proposition…
The Los Angeles Times today urged voters to reject Proposition 33, warning that it would harm California’s housing market by giving cities unrestricted power to impose rent controls. The newspaper…
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday endorsed a proposal to expand the city’s rent control policies to newer housing, contingent on California voters approving Proposition 33 in November…
During an informational hearing Tuesday at the State Capitol, the California Apartment Association and other opponents of Proposition 33 warned of the negative impacts the radical rent control measure could…
Agreeing with the California Apartment Association, county assessors in California are warning that Proposition 33, a rent control measure on this fall’s statewide ballot, could cost counties tens of millions…
As California voters prepare to weigh in on Proposition 33 this November, major newspapers like the L.A. Daily News and the San Francisco Chronicle have voiced strong opposition to the…
The state’s largest construction trade union, has joined forces with rental housing providers to oppose Proposition 33, a November ballot measure that would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act and…
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…
