PBI Quiz: It's Housing Time! - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

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Dr. Max Baumgarten, PBI QuizMeister

1. How does the recently proposed Assembly Bill 36 intend to modify the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act?

Preventing landlords from increasing rents above a yet-to-be-determined percentage

Allowing impacted cities and counties to impose rent control on all single-family homes and apartments

Allowing cities and counties to impose rent control on single-family homes and apartments more than 10 years old

Extending rent control to condominiums built before 1995

2. According to the California Association of Realtors, the statewide median home price for 2018 was which of the following?

$452,910

$570,010

$739,200

$399,880

3. Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed to deny which kind of funds to municipalities that do not meet housing goals?

Education

Public Safety

Transportation

Health and Human Services

4. The recently proposed Senate Bill 50 (the More Homes Act) seeks to ease the approval process for home building near transit. Which state senator introduced the legislation?

Scott Wiener

Henry Stern

Tony Atkins

Nancy Skinner

5. New state laws regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (also known as ADUs or “granny flats”) do what?

Restrict the use of ADUs in counties where over 10% of rental units are vacant

Promote the development of ADUs throughout the state

Standardize the sizes of units throughout the state

Allow for recreational vehicles such as campers and RVs to be considered ADUs

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