Save Golden Duplex & ADU Exemptions Talking Points
GolDen duplex & adu owners are not "corporate landlords"
Social housing activists want to eliminate private property ownership, including the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units. A ballot measure for the November 2024 is being proposed that would take away the rights of owners who live on-site with their tenant.
Housing activists strongly believe that owner-occupied parcels are controlled by evil landlords who intend to steal money and occupancy rights from their tenants. But in order for small owners to rent out their available units, they want assurances that they have some protections if the relationship with the tenant does not work out!
Main talking points for City Council Special Meeting on August 5:
- This proposal failed to get a majority vote by Rent Board commissioners and failed to get enough Berkeley voter signatures to put to ballot.
- Vote no on Councilmember Lunaparra's proposed ballot measure. This needs thoughtful consideration by Council.
- If the voters had really wanted this, they would have made sure it got to ballot through a citizens initiative.
- The elimination of small owner protections encourages larger investor purchases and scares away future small owners who are willing to live on site with their tenant.
- PRESERVE CURRENT HOUSING STOCK NOW!
- Vote no on Councilmember Lunaparra's proposed ballot measure.
IF THIS WOULD HARM YOU SPECIFICALLY, TELL YOUR PERSONAL STORY TO THE MAYOR & COUNCIL. These stories are important.
Craft your story by answering some of these questions:
- Do you offer a rent to your tenant that is less than market?
- Do you and your tenant share common space?
- What kind of a relationship do you have with your tenant?
- Would you take your rental unit off the market if the city made it more difficult for you to terminate that tenancy?
- Do you have a vacancy right now that you will not fill because of increase regulations?
WHY put for a ballot measure the voters haven't said they want?
In 2018, the voters spoke and that said increased regulation owner-occupied parcels are a hindrance to the creation of ADUs. Golden Duplex exemptions follow the same lines of owner-occupied ADU parcels – increased regulation inhibits an owner’s likelihood to choose to rent to a long-term tenant.