Prop 10 Fails – Costa Hawkins Will Continue

Rental Property

The November 2018 election in California was one of the most contentious elections on record because of one major issue: Rent Control or Prop 10, the ballot measure which would have stopped Costa Hawkins, the longtime law in California that puts limits on rent control in the Golden State. Voters defeated Prop 10 because the…

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Costa Hawkins Update – Learn More About What’s Happening In The California Rental Market

Merced Property Management

This November, Californians will vote on a ballot proposal to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, known most commonly as simply “Costa-Hawkins.” The statewide law, enacted in 1995, limits rent control to buildings built before February of 1995 and prohibits municipalities from expanding rent control to include “vacancy control.” Vacancy control means taking away the right of…

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Is rent control in California coming to an end?

Top Excuses For Not Paying Rent And The Solution To The Problem

Since the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995 Californian’s have had rent control and municipalities must abide by the standards that have been set by Costa-Hawkins but could rent control in California become a thing of the past if Costa-Hawkins is scrapped? Rent Control in California Before Costa-Hawkins, municipalities could adopt either “moderate” or “strict”…

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