Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The law would apply to all residential rental units except for owner-occupied buildings with less than four units and newly ...

Massachusetts mayors have their red ink ready for a statewide rent control ballot measure after a study found the initiative would eliminate $300 billion in property values, as supporters call it a ...

The head of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce said Sunday that rent control would not solve Massachusetts’ growing problem of keeping young professionals from leaving the region for cheaper ...

BOSTON (WWLP) – A potential ballot question would cap how much rent could increase year-to-year in the Bay State–a form of rent control that is causing major waves on Beacon Hill. Experts divided on ...

In the 2025 campaign filings of the two opposing sides of the Massachusetts rent control ballot measure, those opposed to the measure are more often opening up their checkbooks, while those in favor ...

A campaign to place a rent control question on the 2024 ballot has failed, as it faced a near impossible task of collecting the required amount of signatures within the next two weeks. The initiative ...

The rent control fight in Massachusetts appears to be over for now after a consequential decision from the state’s Supreme Judicial Court. A statewide ballot measure set to appear before voters in ...

On Nov. 10, state Rep. Mike Connolly, lead organizer for a rent control ballot initiative, announced his group was suspending its signature collection for the upcoming election. Connolly instead has ...