New York marks the fourth city in a series of meetings and public events by the national coalition to advance rent control/stabilization and tenant rights. Organizational leaders from New York, ...

Rents all over the country are too darn high – and thanks to the New York City mayoral campaign, discussions about how to control them are back in the national attention. Housing is at the heart of ...

Rent control negatively impacts tax revenue by reducing property values and incentivizing conversions to lower-taxed properties like condos. Studies show rent control in other cities has led to ...

“Why do bad ideas return — even those that have been roundly rejected?” That’s the question a friend asked me when he heard about an effort to bring rent control back in Massachusetts. In 1994, ...

A business-backed group in Providence released a report warning against a proposed rent control ordinance. The report argues that rent control laws in other cities have reduced housing supply and new ...

"We need rent control now to keep families in their homes," write two advocates. Another reader writes, "The current ballot ...

As New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani can no longer call on the Rent Guidelines Board to “freeze the rent.” But his comrade, ...

Redwood City civic leaders have submitted signatures to place a measure on the ballot that would impose strict rent caps and ...