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Oregon and California are the only states with statewide rent control laws, both enacted in 2019. [ 70 ] [ 51 ] Six states— California , New York , New Jersey , Maine , Maryland , and Minnesota —have localities in which some form of residential rent control is in effect.
Over the last fifty years, out of a total of 482 California cities, [121] perhaps two-dozen have enacted rent control ordinances, or lesser laws. A city may later discontinue its rent control, e.g., Santa Rosa voted to repeal its new rent control law in 2017. [122] [123] [124] This survey was completed circa October 2018.
California voters roundly rejected rent control for the third time in six years tonight. With 51 percent of the vote reported, Proposition 33—which would have repealed all state-level ...
[39]: 7 [40]: 1 [41]: 1 A 2019 study found that San Francisco's rent control laws reduced tenant displacement from rent controlled units in the short-term, but resulted in landlords removing 30% of the rent controlled units from the rental market (by conversion to condos or TICs) which led to a 15% citywide decrease in total rental units, and a ...
The newest housing is exempt from rent control entirely, slightly newer housing is subject to the relatively modest controls on prices established by state's 2019 law, and the oldest rental ...
Propositon 33 would let cities and counties enact rent control by repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Similar statewide rent control initiatives failed in 2020 and 2018.
Next month, voters will decide whether to allow cities the option to greatly expand rent control when they vote on Proposition 33.
Also known as the Cal 3 measure, would have divided California into three U.S. states, subject to approval by the U.S. Congress. [46] Removed from the ballot by order of the California Supreme Court on July 18, 2018, for further legal review. [47] 10: Failed Expands Local Governments’ Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property.