Massachusetts politics

Boston rent control plan on the ropes

Boston rent control plan on the ropes

By CommonWealth Staff Housing, Massachusetts politics 0 Comments May 3, 2023

What do you call the opposite of a trial balloon? A deep-six signal? Whatever the term for it, it sure looks like legislative leaders are giving it some play when it comes to Boston’s home-rule petition to reestablish rent control in the city. Mayor Michelle Wu has made reining in rents a centerpiece of her(...)

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