Back to Voter Guide Landing Page
Prop 10 -- Local Rent Control
YES VOTE = Gives local governments the power to choose to implement rent control.
Prop 10 repeals the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995, allowing counties and cities to decide if and when to enact (or end) rent control policies.
Before Costa-Hawkins, county and city governments were allowed to enact rent control policies. Prop 10 returns that power to municipal governments, which in turn gives the poor more bargaining power for affordable housing.
Do we need to say more? Empower your local governments against greedy slumlords! Vote YES on 10!...
… Oh wait… this is supposed to be an unbiased statement to inform voters… maybe we’ll put this another way:
YES on Prop 10...
Enable local governments to choose to establish rent control.
No… means no - don’t vote NO!
No means slumlords and outrageously high rental rates.
[Editor: Woah, woah, I remember the conversation going a little different from our dear presenter.
After all, our gathered voters included both renters & landlords. Some, indeed, wore both hats upon their tired patats.
Arguments were made that rent control can cause properties to fall into disrepair, causing a dread of unsightliness.
Others -- those renters present, said -- rising rents don’t raise all ships (aka -- slumlords don’t always make improvements even if they can raise the rents). Landlords can be really good at whining about their (lack of) profits, but sometimes it’s legit. Still, the YES argument was pretty convincing, despite all misgivings, for our crew….]
Eyes -13
Nays -1
Hmmms - 0
