rent control

The proposal would limit rent hikes to an annual increase of 3%, plus the inflation rate capped at a total of 7%. There are some exemptions, such as new construction, nonprofit or university-owned housing and owner-occupied properties with four units or less

Against the backdrop of what elected officials on both sides of the aisle have called a “housing crisis” in Massachusetts, advocates took to Beacon Hill on Tuesday to try to convince lawmakers to advance a controversial policy to allow rent control in the state again. There seems to be little appetite among state officials to enable the change. Gov. Maura…

The fight to bring back rent control in Massachusetts cleared another hurdle Wednesday as Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell certified a proposal that could potentially put the issue on the ballot. The proposal filed by state Rep. Mike Connolly would lift the ban on rent control that has been in place for nearly 30 years. Connolly, a Cambridge Democrat, said…

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell certified dozens of potential ballot questions, one of which would end a decadeslong ban on rent control.

Boston area renters continue to see significant rent increases—housing officials say there is help available. Joe Sapiente moved from Chinatown to East Boston last February after he received notice he would have to pay more to renew his lease. “It was a one bedroom, one bath 750 square feet My original rent was about $2,600 and lease renewal was in…

The Boston City Council has approved Mayor Wu’s rent control proposal, but unless the state approves it, Boston renters will continue to struggle.

The state legislature and the governor would still need to approve the home rule petition – so there still is a way to go before rent prices potentially come down in the city.

As the conversation about rent control in Boston heats up, city councilors have to contend with how aggressively they want to pursue a policy that will eventually need to win approval from state lawmakers who have historically opposed the measure. Progressive tenant advocates criticized Mayor Michelle Wu’s rent stabilization proposal as being too moderate during a public hearing on...

Mayor Michelle Wu sees “no choice but to try” to revive rent control in Boston despite decades of failure by previous supporters of the policy, encouraged in part by her expectation that Gov. Maura Healey will be a more receptive to the idea than former Gov. Charlie Baker. The Wu administration is preparing to put a formal proposal before lawmakers…

The Rent Stabilization Advisory Committee has been working out the details for 10 months. A committee member told NBC10 Boston that buildings opened in the last 15 years and small, owner-occupied properties like triple-deckers would be exempt from the 10% increase cap on rent.

With rent on the rise in Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration is working on a proposal to stabilize it. Wu has long spoken about rent control, making it a key issue of her mayoral campaign. Last year, she launched the Rent Stabilization Advisory Committee. The committee is working on a rent stabilization proposal that would cap rent increases in...

New details are coming to light about Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s plan to stabilize rent in the city.