By now many Californians are familiar with the California Tenant Protection Act (see Civil Code section 1947.12) and their local rent control laws, which protect tenants by limiting their yearly rent increases to ten percent or less of their current rent.
But did you know that landlords can charge new tenants any rent they want and it’s one of the main reasons landlords are so eager to illegally evict their current tenants? The Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995 forbids your local government from using rent control laws to protect new tenants, tenants in housing built after February 1, 1995, and tenants in single family homes. As a result, no one can stop landlords from charging these tenants as much rent as they want.
That is why the most important measure on the November 5, 2024, ballot is Proposition 33. Proposition 33 would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. This would mean that tenants in newly built housing, tenants in single family homes, and tenants moving into new units could be protected by rent control laws. It would also mean that tenants’ current landlords couldn’t profit from illegally evicting them wherever those new rent control laws were passed.
Vote “Yes” on Proposition 33 with the Tenant Councils of San Diego!
In order to effectively cast your vote, remember these deadlines:
- The deadline to register to vote is October 21, 2024. Instructions on registering to vote can be found here: https://registertovote.ca.gov/.
- Early voting by ballot (you can return the ballot by mail, a drop box, or in person at your county elections office) begins on October 8, 2024.
- Early voting in person begins on October 26, 2024.
- The general election will be held on November 5, 2024.
For more information on how to vote and the deadline to submit your ballot, visit the California Secretary of State’s Website: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-nov-5-2024?ref=spotlightschools.com.
