Measure on the ballot in the 2020 California General Election in California.
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Get StartedAllows local governments to establish rent control on residential properties over 15 years old. Local limits on rate increases may differ from statewide limit. Fiscal Impact: Overall, a potential reduction in state and local revenues in the high tens of millions of dollars per year over time. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or more.
A "YES" vote on Proposition 21 means: State law would allow cities and counties to apply more kinds of rent control to more properties than under current law.
A "NO" vote on Proposition 21 means: State law would maintain current limits on rent control laws cities and counties can apply.
A 2017 study found that just a 5 percent increase in rent pushes 2,000 Los Angeles residents into homelessness. The burden of rising homelessness in California is paid for by taxpayers... Prop. 21 ensures that fewer people lose their homes, saving taxpayers money. , in support of Proposition 21 (Learn more)
Right now, children are pushed out of their schools, parents are forced into long commutes, and seniors are faced with unaffordable rents... Proposition 21 provides reasonable and predictable rent increases for members of our community., in support of Proposition 21 (Learn more)
Prop. 21 does nothing to address California’s housing shortage. Instead, it undermines the strongest statewide rent control law in the nation signed by Gov. Newsom and enacted just last year with no plan to build affordable and middle-class housing or deal with the increasing problem of homelessness on our streets. , in opposition to Proposition 21 (Learn more)
Non-partisan researchers at MIT estimate extreme rent control measures like this result in an average reduction in home values up to 20%., in opposition to Proposition 21 (Learn more)
Prop. 21 takes away basic protections for homeowners and allows regulators to tell single-family homeowners how much they can charge to rent out a single room., in opposition to Proposition 21 (Learn more)
Amends state law to allow local governments to establish rent control on residential properties over 15 years old. Allows rent increases on rent-controlled properties of up to 15 percent over three years from previous tenant's rent above any increase allowed by local ordinance. Exempts individuals who own no more than two homes from new rent-control policies. In accordance with California law, provides that rent-control policies may not violate landlords' right to a fair financial return on their property. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Potential reduction in state and local revenues of tens of millions of dollars per year in the long term. Depending on actions by local communities, revenue losses could be less or more.
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