What To Know About Prop 33
10/22/2024 | 1m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Prop 33 seeks to allow cities to expand rent control, overturning limits set by Costa-Hawkins.
Prop 33 would allow cities to impose rent control on more properties by overturning parts of the Costa-Hawkins Act. Supporters say it will help tenants, while opponents argue it discourages new housing development. Voters have rejected similar measures twice before.
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What To Know About Prop 33
10/22/2024 | 1m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
Prop 33 would allow cities to impose rent control on more properties by overturning parts of the Costa-Hawkins Act. Supporters say it will help tenants, while opponents argue it discourages new housing development. Voters have rejected similar measures twice before.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipThe rent is too damn high.
You've likely heard that refrain as millions of Californians struggle to pay.
What should we do about it?
That will be the question on your ballot this November.
Many California cities limit how much a landlord can raise rent each year.
That's called rent control.
Three decades ago, lawmakers limited those limits.
Basically, cities can't impose rent control on single-family homes or apartments built after 1995.
That's because of a law known as Costa-Hawkins.
Prop 33 would change that letting cities impose whatever rent control they want.
Sound familiar?
We've been there before.
Twice.
Similar ballot measures failed in 2018 and 2020.
Supporters of Prop 33 say cities should be able to decide whether and how to cap rents, and that could help tenants spend less of their income on rent.
Opponents argue rent control makes rental housing less lucrative, leading to fewer homes getting built, so vote yes if you want your city to be able to expand rent control.
Vote no if you want the state to continue to limit rent control.
SoCal Matters is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal