Type
General tax (vacancy)
Passed
2022
Vote threshold
Majority
Approval
64.9%
Status
Levied; contested
What it taxes
$3,000 to $12,000 per year on residential units vacant more than 182 days. Effective 2024.
What it funds
General Fund / housing.
Under legal challenge — a comparable San Francisco empty-homes tax was struck down on appeal. The tax is currently levied, but its durability is uncertain. Not to be confused with the 2012 Measure M (streets/watershed bond).
The election that passed it
Berkeley voters approved Measure M in November 2022. The official record:
See the election result →