City of Los Angeles Measure TE (Los Angeles County)

What it does

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?

A YES vote means

Homes damaged or destroyed in the Palisades Fire and sold within five years of the fire would get a one-time exemption from Los Angeles's special transfer tax (Proposition ULA).

A NO vote means

Those homes would still owe Los Angeles's special transfer tax (Proposition ULA) when sold.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

According to Chief Legislative Analyst Sharon M. Tso's impartial summary, Proposition ULA (2022) added a transfer tax of 4% on property sales over $5 million and 5.5% at $10 million or more (thresholds now $5.4 million and $10.9 million), with revenue going to affordable housing and tenant assistance.

The summary says the January 7, 2025 Palisades Fire damaged or destroyed approximately 5,620 structures, an estimated 5,495 of them residential; TE would exempt from ULA a one-time sale of such a property by its owner as of the fire date, if sold between January 7, 2025 and January 6, 2030, with refunds for tax already paid.

City Administrative Officer Matthew W. Szabo's financial impact statement says it would not affect the General Fund but would reduce House LA Fund revenue by an estimated $35 million to $66 million through January 2030.

The City Council placed it on the ballot by resolution (Council File 26-1100-S9); no argument against it was submitted for the pamphlet.

Put on the ballot by Los Angeles City Council, resolution in Council File 26-1100-S9.

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on City of Los Angeles Measure TE mean?

Homes damaged or destroyed in the Palisades Fire and sold within five years of the fire would get a one-time exemption from Los Angeles's special transfer tax (Proposition ULA).

What does a NO vote on City of Los Angeles Measure TE mean?

Those homes would still owe Los Angeles's special transfer tax (Proposition ULA) when sold.

How many votes does City of Los Angeles Measure TE need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on City of Los Angeles Measure TE?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.