California Proposition 199 (1996)
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California Proposition 199, also known as the Mobile Home Rent Assistance/Control Restrictions Initiative was on the March 26, 1996 primary election ballot in California as an initiated state statute, where it was defeated.
Election results
| California Proposition 199 (1996) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage | ||||
| Yes | 39.2% | |||
No 
| 60.8% | |||
| Total votes | 100% | |||
Ballot language
The language that appeared on the ballot:
- Phases out local rent control laws on mobile homes.
- Prohibits new state and local rent control laws.
- Limits existing local rent control laws to current spaces.
- Prohibits controls on rent increases smaller than annual cost-of-living increase; eliminates controls on rent for space when tenancy or unit ownership changes.
- Requires park owners to provide subsidy of 10% of monthly rent for very low-income tenants if fewer than 10% of existing spaces are subject to rent control and if subsidy will not subject more than 10% of spaces to rent control or subsidy.
Summary of Legislative Analyst's Estimate of Net State and Local Government Fiscal Impact: Future savings to local agencies totaling statewide at least several million dollars annually.
Campaign donations
According to the campaign finance reporting system sponsored by the California Secretary of State, $3,183,120 was spent to support Proposition 199 and about $880,000 was spent to oppose it.[1]
See also
External links
- Official Voter Guide to Proposition 199
- Full text of Proposition 199
- March 1996 California elections results (PDF)
