Rent controlis a broad term for legislation that limits rental rates in a city or state. Rent control laws vary by municipality, but they generally put a limit on annual rent increases and protect tenants from eviction without cause. The aim of these policies is to maintain a base of afford...
Legislation in the El Dorado state is characteristically specific when it comes to the subject of renters' security deposits. In California, it's explicitly illegal for landlords to overcharge for security deposits, and the law lays out detailed regulations for returning those deposits, too. Likewise...
Assemblymember Richard Bloom, who introduced a failed repeal bill in 2017, has said that getting rid of Costa Hawkins would only give local governments greater flexibility when setting rent control policies. Cities would still need to go through the process of passing new legislation before the ...
The firm is dedicated to community activism, hosting biannual trainings for housing and disability nonprofits. They routinely propose and draft legislation at the local and state level to enhance legal protections for tenants. The firm’s lawyers volunteer 100s of hours each year to support the le...
vulnerable to legislative politics and an influential housing industry that has successfully delayed similar proposals in the past.In 2022, state lawmakers directed the housing department to issue cooling recommendations after proposed legislation stalled when landlords, real estate agents, and builders raise...
If reelected, Levin said, he will fight to expand a housing construction tax credit to finance nearly 2 million homes over the next decade, and for legislation to make “the largest-ever federal investment” in affordable housing production, public housing and community planning...
Proposition 33's fiscal impact would have constituted a "reduction in local property tax revenues of at least tens of millions of dollars annually due to likely expansion of rent control in some communities." A number of major California cities currently have some form of rent control...
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Proposition 33: Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property. – Oppose –Top Story Proposition 34: Restricts Spending of Prescription Drug Revenues by Certain Health Care Providers. – Support –Top Story Proposition 35: Provides Permanent Funding for Medi-Cal He...
“Unfortunately, Democratic policies have stood in the way of housing production for years. That needs to change. Well-intentioned environmental laws have been hijacked by special interests to tie up badly needed new homes. Rent control has discouraged new construction and man...