California Proposition 33 results
(FOX 5/KUSI) — Among the many statewide propositions California voters had their say in during this year’s election was Proposition 33, which would open up the ability of local governments to expand rent control measures. The proposition specifically would repeal a decades-old law, the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, that generally prevents placement of rental cost caps on single-family properties and those built after 1995. It would also limit what lawmakers could do to regulate rent control in the future. Proposition 33 marks the third time a measure to repeal Costa-Hawkins has been on the California ballot since 2018, when voters shot down Proposition 10 by nearly 20 points. The second measure in 2020 failed by a similar margin. Referring to it as the “Justice for Renters Act,” Proposition 33 supporters argued striking this law would be critical to address soaring housing costs at a time when most of California’s renters are considered “rent burdened,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on rent. They also pressed it will help protect tenants from rent-related eviction, which is one of the leading drivers of the
