Local News The article would cap rent increases at 7% annually in Brookline. But because rent control is banned in Massachusetts, the proposal must now get state approval. Pedestrians navigate Coolidge Corner in Brookline, where Town Meeting members just passed a rent control measure. Craig F. Walker/Boston Globe An article that aims to bring rent … [Read more…]
Local News Rent control is banned in Massachusetts, so Brookline would have to get state approval to cap rent increases. An article in Brookline proposes capping annual rent increases. Can it get past Town Meeting and the state Legislature? Matt Rourke / AP, File Rents can’t seem to stop climbing in metro Boston, up by … [Read more…]
Real Estate After his rent control ballot initiative fell short, state Rep. Mike Connolly is shifting his focus to several landlord-tenant bills currently before the Legislature. State Rep. Mike Connolly and his supporters gather in front of the State House after he received notice that his petition to lift the statewide ban on rent control … [Read more…]