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PROP
98

EMINENT DOMAIN.
LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY.
INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

SUMMARY                                                        Put on the Ballot by Petition Signatures


Bars state and local governments from taking or damaging private property for private uses. Prohibits rent control and similar measures. Eliminates deference to government in property rights cases. Changes condemnation rules. Fiscal Impact: Increased costs to many governments due to the measure’s restrictions. The net statewide fiscal effect, however, probably would not be significant.

WHAT YOUR VOTE MEANS


YES   A YES vote on this measure means: Government authority to take private property in order to transfer it to another private party would be greatly reduced. Rent control would be phased out.

 

NO   A NO vote on this measure means: There would be no change to government’s authority to take property. That is, government could take property for a public purpose if government paid the owner for its value. Government could continue to control rent increases.

ARGUMENTS


PRO   Today government seizes private property to benefit politically connected developers and to get around Proposition 13 by dramatically increasing property taxes. Proposition 98 prohibits the seizing of homes, small businesses, farms, and places of worship for developers’ profit and prohibits forcing owners to rent their homes below fair market value.

 

CON   Wealthy landlords spent millions to get 98 on the ballot NOT to reform eminent domain, but to eliminate rent control and renter protections like fair return of deposits. 98 is deceptive, deeply flawed, and would lead to frivolous lawsuits and increased taxpayer costs. AARP, League of Women Voters: NO 98.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


FOR
Yes on Prop. 98 –
 Californians for Property
 Rights Protection
921 11th Street, Suite 1201
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 556-1110
info@YesProp98.com
www.YesProp98.com

 

AGAINST
No on 98, Stop the
 Landlords’ Hidden
 Agendas Scheme
1121 L Street #803
Sacramento, CA 95814
(888) 362-2337
www.NoProp98.org




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