Vote YES on Prop 99 – The Homeowners Protection Act for Real Eminent Domain Reform While Protecting Rent Control
UPDATE 6-04-08 WE WIN: Prop 99 Wins Easily!
99 APPROVED – YES VOTES 2,129,247 = 62.5% – NO VOTES 1,282,763 = 37.5%
California Prop. 99 “The Homeowners Protection Act (AKA: HOPA)” will constitutionally protect homeowners from having their homes taken by eminent domain without sacrificing rent control or needlessly tying the hands of local governments ability to enact intelligent land and water use planning solutions.
A coalition of homeowners, business, labor, cities, counties and environmentalists are supporting this straightforward and powerful eminent domain reform aimed for the June 2008 ballot.
If passed:
Prop. 99 “The Homeowners Protection Act” will prohibit the government from using eminent domain to take a home to transfer to another private party. It will also override the Trojan horse anti rent control Prop 98 if that should pass also.