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Jul 15, 2024 · Things to Know: Prop 13 limits property tax rates to 1% of the property’s assessed value. It caps annual increases in assessed value, an essential aspect of property valuation, to 2% or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. Properties are reassessed at market value only when sold or new construction occurs.
Nov 5, 2024 · Proposal. Allows Local Governments to Expand Rent Control. Proposition 33 eliminates Costa-Hawkins. Under the proposition, cities and counties can control rents for any housing. They also can limit how much a landlord may increase rents when a new renter moves in.
The New Fight against—and for—Prop 13. Efforts to hobble—if not destroy—Prop 13 come with nearly every election cycle in California. Its most recent major challenge came in 2020 with Proposition 15, which aimed to remove commercial properties from Prop 13’s jurisdiction. It was narrowly defeated.
Jan 31, 2024 · Under state law, homeowners qualify for a modest property tax cut on their primary residence. Yet some 435,000 families in L.A. County don't sign up.
- Jon Healey
- Deputy Editor, Fast Break Desk
- jon.healey@latimes.com
Aug 16, 2024 · In 2000, voters were persuaded to pass Proposition 39 and cut the vote threshold for school bonds from two-thirds down to 55%. In the years since, that’s made it much easier for districts to pass parcel taxes to pay for school buildings. We can see the impact on our tax bills. Prop. 5 would cut the vote requirement for nearly everything else.
Fueled by anger over rising property taxes and legislative inaction, Prop 13 was approved by 64.79% of California voters in 1978. The law changed the state Constitution to limit property tax rates ...
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California’s longtime property tax rules outlined in Proposition 13 – passed in 1978 – face a challenge on the November ballot that seeks to increase taxes in the form of a split-roll tax. Dubbed the “Schools and Communities First Initiative,” the split-roll tax would partially repeal Prop. 13 by reassessing commercial and industrial properties that are valued at over $3 million.
