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Prop TE: Fire victims transfer tax

Property Transfer Tax Exemption for Victims of January 2025 Fire Disaster

Ordinance. A city law.

In plain English

Proposition TE would give a one-time exemption from the Proposition ULA tax for some Palisades Fire properties. ULA is a Los Angeles tax on property sales over $5 million, adjusted for inflation. It pays for affordable housing and tenant assistance. The exemption would cover residential properties damaged or destroyed in the Palisades Fire. The owner on January 7, 2025 would have to sell between that date and January 6, 2030. The city could refund ULA tax already paid on eligible claims. The city estimates ULA revenue would fall by $35 million to $66 million through January 2030. That means less money for those housing programs. The City's main budget (the General Fund) would not be affected.

A YES VOTE MEANS

You want sales of residential properties over $5 million (as adjusted for inflation) that were damaged or destroyed by the Palisades Fire to qualify for a one-time refund or exemption from the Proposition ULA tax if sold within five years from the date the Fire began.

A NO VOTE MEANS

You do not want sales of residential properties over $5 million (as adjusted for inflation) that were damaged or destroyed by the Palisades Fire to qualify for a one-time refund or exemption from the Proposition ULA tax if sold within five years from the date the Fire began.

Official text in English. Get official election materials in Spanish from LA County.

Source: official voter guide

Official ballot label

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PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX EXEMPTION FOR VICTIMS OF JANUARY 2025 FIRE DISASTER. PROPOSITION TE. Shall an ordinance be adopted to provide a one-time exemption from the City's special documentary transfer tax (Proposition ULA) for residential properties that were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades Fire and are sold within five years of the date of the Fire?
Source: LA County Registrar, measures on the ballot

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Official arguments

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Argument for

Signed by:

  • Traci Park, Councilmember, 11th District, City of Los Angeles
  • Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Council President, 8th District, City of Los Angeles
  • Ben Allen, State Senator, State of California
  • Nick Melvoin, Schoolboard Member, Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Favian Guillen, Executive Secretary Treasurer, Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
  • Karen Bass, Mayor, City of Los Angeles
  • Monica Rodriguez, Councilmember, 7th District, City of Los Angeles
  • Jacqui Erwin, Assemblymember, State of California
  • Ernesto Medrano, Executive Secretary, LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council
  • Allison Holdorff Polhill, President, Pacific Palisades Community Council

Argument against

No argument against was filed.

The City Clerk notes that the title beneath a signer's name is for identification purposes only and does not indicate that the individual is signing on behalf of the organization.

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