No, I&#x27;m being downvoted as a protest proxy against Prop 13, which I didn&#x27;t advocate or defend -- I just tried to clarify the history.  (I wasn&#x27;t even of voting age when it passed.)<p>Rent control existed in many CA cities well before Prop 13 and is orthogonal. The <i>impetus</i> for Prop 13 was that frequent and growing property tax rate (as well as assessment) increases during Willie Brown&#x27;s control of the Assembly, combined with high mortgage interest rates, were driving longtime residents (especially seniors and others on fixed incomes) out of their homes.<p>Most rental property owners are <i>not</i> lifelong, continuous owners that benefit significantly from Prop 13, and I guarantee you that those who are aren&#x27;t giving any rent &quot;discounts&quot; because of Prop 13 savings -- the market (and law) sets the rents.