Real Estate/Development
Jun. 7, 2023
Lawmaker is unwaivering in push for more rent control
"I think it's important when we're talking about housing, we're not just talking about development, we're talking about affordability," said state Sen. Aisha Wahab.
Is Costa-Hawkins the next MICRA? And is freshman Sen. Aisha Wahab, D-Hayward, its Nick Rowley? Last week, Wahab brought a bill to overhaul the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act to the Senate floor despite knowing it would lose.
Wahab's SB 466 would have adjusted Costa-Hawkins so that buildings constructed in 1995 or later would become subject to rent control ordinances after 28 years. It failed 16-15, without debate. Seven Democrats voted no, while nine abstained.
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