BOSTON — Frustrated by a lack of support on Beacon Hill, a coalition of housing advocacy groups want to take their push to bring rent control to the state’s voters ... .
BOSTON — Many will fall through the cracks. A few may advance to the 2026 ballot. But proposed ballot laws wouldn’t have any chance this election cycle unless supporters filed language and signatures by the close of business Wednesday ... .
BOSTON — Many will fall through the cracks. A few may advance to the 2026 ballot. But proposed ballot laws wouldn’t have any chance this election cycle unless supporters filed language and signatures by the close of business Wednesday ... .
BOSTON — Frustrated by a lack of support on Beacon Hill, a coalition of housing advocacy groups want to take their push to bring rent control to the state’s voters ... .
Rent control is a controversial idea on Beacon Hill that has generated heavy debate between housing and landlord groups each time advocates try to repeal the 1994 statewide ban on the practice.
The Warman MLA said instituting rent controls would restrict additional construction and renovation of rental units based on market forces, and a rent control legislation would not be acceptable to landlords.
Hundreds of tenants from across Massachusetts descended on Beacon Hill Tuesday to show their support for rent stabilization legislation, which proponents see as a crucial tool to tackle the housing affordability crisis ....
The rent stabilization law exempts charities from rent regulation ... In March, MayorSteveNoble and housing activists said the Stony Run apartment complex was slowly getting out of rent control rules under the state EmergencyTenant Protection Act.
The three attorneys from the Housing JusticeCenter — Poradek, Emily Curran and AbbieHanson — noted that exceptions to the city’s rent control ordinance are only supposed to kick in ...
(The CenterSquare) – No ruling has been made regarding a lawsuit against the city of Tacoma, Wash., for its voter-approved tenants’ rights law after a motion hearing on Monday afternoon ....
ATTLEBORO -- For many seniors on fixed incomes and Social Security, mobile home parks are the most affordable housing option. But with large corporations buying out some of these parks and increasing rents for the land, many older adults say ... .