Court Rejects California Apartment Association Lies About Prop 33, Says Yes on Proposition 33
12 Agosto 2024 - 6:33PM
Business Wire
Forces corporate landlords to revise ballot
initiative disinformation and rewrite summary opposition voters
will see in November
A superior court judge in Sacramento has ruled the California
Apartment Association (CAA) must revise four of its six lies about
Proposition 33, the rent control ballot initiative it is opposing
this November, and rewrite part of its 50-word summary due to
blatant falsehoods and disinformation (Case No. 24CV015584).
Proposition 33, sponsored by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
and now endorsed by more than 100 elected and formerly elected
officials in California as well as more than 70 labor, senior,
veteran, healthcare, and tenant groups, is just 23 words: “The
state may not limit the right of any city, county, or city and
county to maintain, enact or expand residential rent control.”
However, this has not stopped CAA and the greedy corporate
landlords it represents from mischaracterizing Prop 33 and
spreading false claims about the ballot initiative.
“The California Apartment Association can't win in a fair fight.
It is only by scaring voters with lies that CAA has any chance of
stopping the momentum behind Prop 33,” said Susie Shannon,
campaign director for Yes on 33. “Everyone knows that the rent is
too damn high. All Prop 33 does is restore the power of localities
to expand rent control. We are glad that the court stepped in to
stop the lies.”
The court found that four of CAA's voter guide statements were
“false or misleading.”
1. Would overturn 100 state housing laws: FALSE 2. Would strip
the Attorney General of the ability to enforce housing laws: FALSE
3. Eliminates the strongest statewide rent control in the nation:
FALSE 4. Repeals renter protections: FALSE
In addition, the court found CAA's 50-word summary in opposition
to Prop 33 was misleading.
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Ged Kenslea, AHF Senior Communications Director 323.791.5526 c
ged.kenslea@ahf.org