State Sen. Jesse Arreguín, a Berkeley Democrat and renter, will take over his chamber’s Housing Committee, succeeding Aisha Wahab, who clashed with pro-development YIMBYs like state Sen. Scott Wiener.

In a letter to the Common Council, Noble said that while the city did survey non-ETPA properties, it did not calculate an ...

New York City and other urban centers are hoping rent control rules will ease the housing crunch. But deeper solutions – ...

LA has had rent control for decades. Still, most of the city’s renters pay more than what the federal government considers ...

MA Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office certified 11 ballot proposals by the Jan. 7 deadline, bringing them one step closer ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey opposes a destructive state referendum.

Starting in early February, landlords in Los Angeles will only be allowed to raise rents by a maximum of 4 percent.

"I’m a ‘no’ because, if you look at the studies, you effectively halt [housing] production," Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday.

In Kingston, tenants say they fear eviction amid turmoil at City Hall that threatens local rent-stabilization policies.

Asked this week about whether she'd support a statewide rent control measure to help combat the current housing crisis, Gov.

Small property owners are only a few missed bank checks away from losing their businesses, said rent control opponent Amir ...

In its first major action, the new Common Council voted unanimously on Tuesday, Jan. 7, to override Mayor Steve Noble’s veto of a resolution that would continue rent control as it currently exists.