Jesus Christ, we don’t need rent control.

We need the state to take over zoning and to tell all the NIMBYs to pound sand.

Rents are soaring because there isn’t enough supply housing or housing to meet demand.

Rent control just picks winners and losers, and screws over people who don’t already have their foot in the door, and just further disincentivizes new construction.

It’s a terrible idea.

Whatwe need is for the state to take over zoning and tell NIMBYs and all their cries of “neighborhood character” to go pound sand.

Zoning is the problem. There isn’t enough supply to meet demand.

Right, red turn signal is a flat out red light, equal to "no turn on red", solid red light. People should have to review some of this stuff every 20 years when they renew a license lol

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Ban LLCs from owning property. Make landlords fully liable and traceable to the properties they own. Edit to add- short term rentals are also a problem.

Blocks of boarded up buildings, people walking away from their homes, rather than deal with the city politics no investment in the community neighbors leaving apartments, vacant, (which is what I did when I bought my first house) and that’s just for starters you really had to be there/grow up with it to understand

There are exactly two things all economists agree on: free trade is good and rent control is the surest way to destroy a city short of carpet bombing it.

Unfortunately we're traveling down the more likely option 5) Do nothing, price out the middle and lower class and then watch as the region depresses in 10 to 15 years

This is the worst kind of legislation. A proven bad idea that LOOKS like you’re helping an important issue but actually makes it worse. Some reasons are mentioned above but I’d add: no incentive for older people to downsize so you end up with 2 people in a 3 bedroom, etc.

When the capital owners hold all of the power, issues for the people will never be solved.

Hahahaha now rent will start at $4,000 a month for a one bedroom. With an automatic 3% increase. I've seen this before.

What do you remember about it?

Came here to remind people that high rents are driven by basic supply and demand. Too many people are chasing too few rental properties. Rent control ultimately makes this problem worse by artificially decreasing the price of rental units, therefore artificially decreasing the quantity supplied.

I'm a registered Democrat who voted for Elizabeth Warren in the primaries, but when it comes to rent in Massachusetts, we should take a page from the Republicans and deregulate. If you really want the government involved in this, create government subsidies/tax breaks for the construction of the types of housing that you'd like to see built.

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HARD NO! I remember Boston under rent control.

My wife went through this a few years back and its unbelievable. The test used to be administered by professionals but now we have a bunch of idiots on a power trip saying amusing things like: "I have failed every applicant today" "Don't use your mirrors, that's not allowed" "Turn around and look out the back window. Can't see over the seat? Sorry you fail."

Ten years ago we had probably the best registry in the country. No wait times, and a minimum of stupidity. It shows that we are always one political appointee away from ruining what took years to create.

We need to do several tasks.

1. Build city/town infrastructure.

2. Loosen regulations on building up. Build multistory units that can easily be joined together when the population starts to drop in 10-20 years.

3. Build up internet in rural communities.

4. Push more municipal power company formation - lower power costs.

For one reason and one reason only.

>The new policy created a powerful incentive for landlords either to convert rental units into condominiums or to demolish old buildings and build new ones.

Let's just eat the landlords. Problem solved.

Yup - Rent Control Does More Harm Than Good

Very true I forgot about that or that could get a familial hit if a family member was incarcerated

Oh buddy you have no fucking idea what a shit hole this country has become if you didn't even know that

Jaw drop! Yes I graduated from Wentworth a long time ago ('68) but holy bleep it's gotten expensive. Every other school too I guess. Tuition was $800 my 1st year, not per semester, and $900 the 2nd if I remember correctly. It was a 2-year school then.

We’re the “Bay State” - not the “Berkshire State” for a reason.

Maybe you want a different…wait, no, this is the right capitol.

Less Crime? Pretty sure Worcester has a higher crime rate than Boston despite a way smaller population

FMLA is unpaid