Thu July 16: Rent Control: Theory, History, and Talking Points

[Jillian Campayno]

Rent control is law in Oregon, expanded in New York, and recommended favorably by the Joint Committee on Housing here in Massachusetts. But we tried it in Massachusetts before, and it failed. So why are we still talking about it?

This presentation will review in-depth the three generations of rent control, the history of second generation rent control in Massachusetts, and second and third generation proposals now awaiting floor discussion and further readings. We will review specific bill text. We will examine the reasons advocates want rent control, and the reasons landlords oppose it.

Attendees will leave with an in-depth understanding of why rent control is exactly the wrong direction we should go.

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Thursday, July 16th

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• 4:30pm Rent Control Presentation and Discussion
• 5:30pm Virtual meeting ends

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