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Massachusetts Court Kills Proposal for Toughest US Rent Control
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Massachusetts Court Kills Proposal for Toughest US Rent Control The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down a ballot proposal that would have imposed the strictest statewide rent control in the US. The measure sought to limit apartment rent increases to 5% or the annual gain in the Consumer Price Index, whichever was lower.
Massachusetts Court Kills Proposal for Toughest US Rent Control
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court struck down a ballot proposal that would have imposed the strictest statewide rent control in the US.
The measure sought to limit apartment rent increases to 5% or the annual gain in the Consumer Price Index, whichever was lower. The proposal can’t go before voters in November because it includes an exception for religious housing that violates the Massachusetts constitution, the state’s highest appeals court ruled on Tuesday.