City of Los Angeles · Property transfer tax
Measure ULA: "Mansion tax"
Housing and homelessness prevention, split 70% to an Affordable Housing Program (building, buying and preserving affordable homes, homeownership help, operating support) and 30% to a Homelessness Prevention Program (emergency rent help, income support for seniors and people with disabilities, eviction defense, tenant outreach and anti-harassment).
Background and sources
The money goes into the City's House LA Fund. The fund's budget includes money carried over from earlier years, so it can be larger than one year's collections.
Sources (4)
- FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget, Supporting Information City of LA, CAO
- Measure ULA: overview and revenue history Wikipedia
- ULA dashboards LA Housing Department
- United to House LA: programs LA Housing Department
Written into the measure
Allocations in the measure
Affordable Housing Programshare of the money 70%
Homelessness Prevention Programshare of the money 30%
Latest amounts
Current figures
Explanation
The fund's full budget for the year. It includes money carried over from earlier years as well as new receipts.
Explanation
Revenue collected
Monthly receipts
The Housing Department's ULA Revenue Dashboard shows monthly revenue since April 1, 2023, by property type and ZIP code.
Public reporting
Program dashboards
11 of 12 programs or reports have no public dashboard Tally LA could find (checked Oct 28, 2026).
| Program | Dashboard? | What it shows or lacks |
|---|---|---|
| ULA Revenue Dashboard Whole measure |
✓ Exists LA Housing Department |
Monthly revenue by property use, transaction type and ZIP code Open → |
| Multifamily Affordable Housing 70% housing |
✕ None found | No public dashboard found of awards, units or spending. |
| Alternative Models for Permanent Affordable Housing 70% housing |
✕ None found | No public dashboard found. |
| Acquisition and Rehabilitation of Affordable Housing 70% housing |
✕ None found | No public dashboard found. |
| Homeownership Opportunities 70% housing |
✕ None found | No public dashboard found. |
| Capacity-Building 70% housing |
✕ None found | No public dashboard found. |
| Operating Assistance 70% housing |
✕ None found | No public dashboard found. |
| Short-Term Emergency Assistance (ULA Emergency Renters Assistance) 30% prevention |
✕ None found LA Housing Department |
Program page only. No public numbers on households helped or dollars paid. Program page → |
| Income Support Program (seniors and people with disabilities) 30% prevention |
✕ None found LA Housing Department |
Program page only. Program page → |
| Eviction Defense and Prevention 30% prevention |
✕ None found LA Housing Department |
Program page only. No ULA-specific results dashboard found. Program page → |
| Tenant Outreach and Education 30% prevention |
✕ None found | No public dashboard found. |
| Protections from Tenant Harassment 30% prevention |
✕ None found | No public dashboard found. |
Promise tracker
Measure ULA ("mansion tax")
City's first estimate, per year (later lowered to about $672M): $900M. Raised in its first year (Apr 2023 to Apr 2024): $215M.
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From the register to results
Collected. Paid when high-value property sells in the City. The Housing Department's ULA Revenue Dashboard shows where it is raised. $1.03B through November 2025.
Allocated. Split across eight programs: renter assistance and education, eviction defense, homeownership help and affordable housing construction.
Spent. Some programs have dashboards. The Controller found ULA tenant-program approvals delayed and affordable-housing projects taking up to three years to approve.
Outcomes. No single public measure ties ULA dollars to homes built or evictions prevented. The Council asked for outcome reports in April 2026.
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