Voting Results are In - Some Major Wins (and Losses) for Tenants in the Bay Area

Just as the results are mixed in the General Election, renters had some wins and some losses concerning Bay Area rent control measures. 

For FINAL Results of Rent Control Measures: 

See: http://www.acgov.org/rov/current_election/230/index.htm  (Alameda County)

See: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Santa_Clara/64404/182869/Web01/en/summary.html    (Santa Clara County)

See: https://www.shapethefuture.org/elections/results/2016/nov/web/#c-912 (San Mateo County)

See: http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/CA/Contra_Costa/64177/Web02/#/ (Contra Costa County)

MEASURE	DESCRIPTION	VOTING RESULTS
Measure L – Richmond	Establish Rent Control	Yes
Measure M1 – Alameda	Establish Rent Control	No
Measure  V – Mountain View	Rent Stabilization	Yes
Measure Q – San Mateo	Rent Control	No
Measure R – Burlingame	Rent Control	No
Measure JJ – Oakland	Mandated landlord petitions to raise rent above the rent-control allowed percentage. Expands just cause protections from housing built before 1980 to housing built before 1995.	Yes
Measure AA - Berkeley	Raise relocation payment in owner move-in evictions from $4,500 to $15,000 to $20,000	Yes

On the bright side, Oaklanders can be proud to have passed additional rent control protections for tenants and, in Berkeley, relocation payments for owner move-in evictions will increase from the current $4,500 for low-income tenant households to $15,000 to $20,000 for all tenants in a household. 

Also see: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2016/11/09/bay-area-rent-control-measure-roundup-opponents.html