Californians once again reject bid to expand rent control in the state
November 3, 2020 | Liam Dillon | The Los Angeles Times
California voters have again decisively rejected a bid to expand rent control statewide.
The failure of Proposition 21 means that, once again, landlord groups have convinced voters that stricter limits on rent hikes are not a solution to California’s housing affordability problems. A statewide ban on most new forms of rent control will remain in effect.
“Yet again, California voters clearly understood the negative impacts Prop. 21 would have had on the availability of affordable housing in our state by clearly rejecting this radical ballot measure,” Tom Bannon, chief executive of the California Apartment Assn., said in a statement.
