HJTA Files Initiative to “Repeal the Death Tax” by Jon Coupal, President of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

Repeal the Death Tax is now Initiative Number 23-0005. The title and summary [should have been] released on approximately August 21st, after which signature collection [began]. The Repeal the Death Tax initiative will restore the rights that were lost but will not change the other parts of Prop. 19. It will be retroactive, meaning people whose property…

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Californians Should Be Skeptical of Creating a ‘Right to Housing’ in the State Constitution By Jon Coupal, President of Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association

California voters may soon have to decide whether to enshrine a “right to housing” in the state constitution. Assembly Constitutional Amendment 10 provides, in its entirety: “The state hereby recognizes the fundamental human right to adequate housing for everyone in California. It is the shared obligation of state and local jurisdictions to respect, protect, and…

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Q&A

Legal Q & A By Dennis Block

Below are questions asked by rental property owners regarding California rent control laws followed by answers provided by eviction attorney Dennis Block. Question One: I have a rent-controlled unit in the City of Los Angeles. My tenant recently passed away. His adult son, who was not on lease, was occupying the apartment with his father. He…

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Letters to the Editor …

SANTA ANA RENT CONTROL LETTERS TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL   Mayor and City Council: We watch in horror as you blindly put Santa Ana in the dark hole of rent control!  You are giving a private subsidy (property owners pay?) to the many for the needs of a few! Are mobile home owners with…

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California Politicians are Killing the Golden Goose

On March 24th, 2020, state and local officials made emergency declarations because of a deadly virus that has now claimed the lives of over 816,000 Americans (Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) (arcgis.com). At that time, there were many unknowns. Overnight, millions of people were out of work, while others were dying of a mysterious virus.  We gave…

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