Measure TE: PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX EXEMPTION FOR VICTIMS OF JANUARY 2025 FIRE DISASTER. PROPOSITION TE.
City of Los Angeles · Los Angeles County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
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?
In plain language
Measure TE is a Los Angeles city measure. It is about a special property transfer tax called Proposition ULA. A YES vote gives a one-time tax break to owners of homes damaged or destroyed in the Palisades Fire. They would not pay the tax if they sell within five years of the fire. A NO vote means these homeowners would still have to pay the tax when they sell.
Official ballot arguments
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The official arguments will appear here once both sides’ arguments are on file.
What supporters and opponents say — outside sources (not official ballot arguments)
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Supporters say
“Putting this tax on these folks who are trying to recover and reckoning with the fact that some of them just aren’t coming home is unspeakably cruel.”
— Councilmember Traci Park, LAist (2026) · Prop. TE: Property transfer tax exemption for victims of January 2025 fire disasterRead the source →“Families who lost everything in the Palisades Fire should not face additional financial hurdles as they try to rebuild their lives,”
— Councilmember Traci Park, Palisades News (2026) · City Council Advances Ballot Measure to Exempt Palisades Fire Victims From ULA Transfer TaxRead the source →
Opponents say
No public statements against were found.