2024 California referendum
Proposition 33 November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05 )
Expands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property
Results Choice
Votes % Yes5,979,880 39.98% No8,975,542 60.02%
County results Congressional district results No
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Proposition 33 , titledExpands Local Governments' Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential Property , and also marketed as the "Justice for Renters Act ", was aCalifornia ballot proposition and initiative statute in the2024 general election that would have repealed theCosta–Hawkins Rental Housing Act and allowed localities to enactrent control on single-family homes, apartments built after 1995, and to control rent increases between tenancies (vacancy control), all currently banned by Costa-Hawkins. It would also have prohibited the state from limiting local rent control.[ 1]
Proposition 33 was sponsored and primarily funded byAIDS Healthcare Foundation , which contributed $47 million of the total $50 million in support funding.[ 2] [ 3] It was opposed by the California Apartment Association and the California Association of Realtors, which contributed $100 million of the $125 million in opposition funding.[ 2] [ 3] It failed to pass by a margin almost identical to the previous two rent control initiatives sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation:2018 California Proposition 10 and2020 California Proposition 21 .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The official support statement of the proposition argued, "The rent is too damn high. One million people have left California. Rent control in America has worked to keep people in their homes since 1919. California's 17 million renters need relief. Homeowners and taxpayers benefit from stable communities. The California dream is dying. You can help save it."[ 6]
The official oppositional statement of the proposition argued, "Don't be fooled by the latest corporate landlord anti-housing scheme. California voters have rejected this radical proposal twice before, because it would freeze the construction of new housing and could effectively reverse dozens of new state housing laws. Vote No on 33 to protect new affordable housing and California homeowners."[ 6]
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State officials U.S. Senators State legislators Local officials Political parties Organizations No
State officials State legislators Local bodies Political parties Labor unions Organizations Newspapers ^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative Choice Votes % No 8,975,542 60.02 Yes 5,979,880 39.98 Total votes 14,955,422 100.00 Source:Ballotpedia [ 33]
^a b Weber, Shirley (August 29, 2024)."2024 California Proposition 33" (PDF) .Office of the Secretary of State of California . RetrievedOctober 21, 2024 . ^a b "Your guide to Proposition 33: Effort to expand rent control" .Los Angeles Times . 2024-07-05. Retrieved2024-10-04 .^a b c Regimbal, Alec (November 6, 2024)."California voters reject Prop. 33, the measure to expand rent control" .SF Gate . RetrievedNovember 12, 2024 . ^ "Proposition 33: Local Government Residential Rent Control" .California Secretary of State -- Unofficial Results . 2024-11-08. Retrieved2024-11-08 .^ Mello, Felicia (2024-08-07)."California Proposition 33: Rent control" .CalMatters . Retrieved2024-11-08 . ^a b c "Proposition 33 | Official Voter Information Guide | California Secretary of State" .California Secretary of State . RetrievedOctober 21, 2024 .^a b c Gardiner, Dustin; Cadelago, Christopher; Korte, Lara (9 October 2024)."2026 governor field mum on ballot fights" .Politico . Retrieved21 October 2024 . ^ "Sen. Bernie Sanders endorses 2 California ballot measures, including rent control expansion" .Los Angeles Times . 15 May 2024. Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ McKinnor, Tina (16 October 2024)."Tina McKinnor on X" . Retrieved21 October 2024 . ^a b "Los Angeles City Council Endorses Prop 33 Rent Control Measure (Yes on 33)" .Yahoo Finance . 23 October 2024. Retrieved23 October 2024 .^ Shankar, Anusha (24 September 2024)."A divided LA County Board of Supervisors supports Prop 33 rent control measure" .Daily News . Retrieved21 October 2024 . ^ "2024 General Election Endorsements" (PDF) .cadem.org . California Democratic Party. August 12, 2024. RetrievedOctober 21, 2024 .^ "The Green Party of California State Voter Guide Nov 2024" .cagreens.org . Green Party of California. RetrievedOctober 21, 2024 .^ "Peace & Freedom Party Workers' Voters Guide, general election 2024" .peaceandfreedom.us . September 11, 2024. RetrievedOctober 21, 2024 .^ "A California Worth Voting For" (PDF) .aclusocal.org . Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ "ADA SoCal" .ADA SoCal . Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ "California Endorsements | National Nurses United" .www.nationalnursesunited.org . 22 March 2018. Retrieved21 October 2024 .^a b Oreskes, Benjamin (27 July 2023)."California voters will decide on measure allowing cities to expand rent control in 2024" .Los Angeles Times . Retrieved21 October 2024 . ^ "Proposition 33 Arguments and Rebuttals | Official Voter Information Guide | California Secretary of State" .California Secretary of State . Retrieved2024-10-21 .^a b c Gardiner, Dustin (14 May 2024)."Exclusive: Why two top California Dems are fighting rent control" .Politico . Retrieved21 October 2024 . ^ "Placer supervisors oppose Props 5 and 33" .www.sierrasun.com . 9 October 2024. Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ "2024 CA Proposition Voter Guide" .Libertarian Party of California . Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ Allen, Walt (18 May 2024)."CAGOP Initiatives Committee Report" (PDF) .cagop.org . Retrieved21 October 2024 . ^ "What Do You Say When Asked About Proposition 33?" .members.aagla.org . Retrieved12 October 2024 .^ "Why Prop 33 Is Terrible for All Rental Housing Owners in California" (PDF) .caanet.org . Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ "Political Action – California Business Roundtable" .www.cbrt.org . Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ "CalChamber Opposes Prop 33: Measure Would Enable Rent Control Ordinances" .Advocacy - California Chamber of Commerce . 23 September 2024. Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ "California YIMBY Opposes Deceptive AIDS Healthcare Foundation Ballot Measure" .California YIMBY . 29 May 2024. Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ "Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association takes positions on statewide November ballot measures" .Contra Costa Herald . 3 October 2024. Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ "Endorsement: No on Proposition 33. This rent control measure could make the housing shortage worse" .Los Angeles Times . 11 October 2024. Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ DiCamillo, Mark."Tabulations from an Early August 2024 Poll of California Likely Voters About Voting Preferences on Several Statewide Ballot Propositions" (PDF) .UC Berkeley IGS . Retrieved21 October 2024 . ^ "The California Elections and Policy Poll (CEPP): Statewide Poll of the California Electorate, poll conducted September 12-25, 2024" (PDF) .today.usc.edu . Retrieved21 October 2024 .^ "California Proposition 33, Prohibit State Limitations on Local Rent Control Initiative (2024)" .Ballotpedia . Retrieved19 October 2025 .
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