Housing activists from across Massachusetts gathered in front of the State House on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to pass rent control legislation.

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 ...

“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 ...

Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a panel Wednesday on that very topic with panelists from different backgrounds ...

The Providence City Council approved a controversial rent-control ordinance Thursday night.

State lawmakers want to introduce commercial rent stabilization. Landlords say retail rents are too complicated for that to ...

In January, city councilors introduced a controversial rent stabilization ordinance, which would cap annual rent increases at ...

The temporary restraining order paused lease renewals in rent-stabilized units while keeping rent caps and eviction ...

Tenants' rights advocates say the win is vindicating, while an attorney for Geoffrey Rice says they plan to appeal further.

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