AB 1506 Introduced to Repeal Costa Hawkins
Assemblymembers Bloom, Bonta & Chiu have introduced AB 1506, a bill to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Tenants Together welcomes the growing interest in Sacramento in repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, a failed 1995 law that has exacerbated California’s affordable housing crisis. The Act unfairly ties the hands of cities that are attempting to deal with runaway housing costs at the local level. Tenant organizations in California have all identified Costa-Hawkins as a major barrier to strong rent control and universal displacement protections.