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Ultimately in 1994, rent control went up for a statewide referendum. By a 51-49 margin, it was effectively banned across the entire state.

Rent Increases: There is no legal limit to the amount of rent a landlord can charge.

Massachusetts did not always forbid rent control. In fact, until the state outlawed them completely in 1994, several municipalities, such as Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge, had rent control policies in place. The COVID-19 outbreak brought up this topic again in 2021 as a result of the country's rental crisis.

A single family home is exempt unless it's owned by a real estate investment trust (REIT), a corporation, or an LLC where one of the members is a corporation. The owner must inform the renter in writing that the tenancy is not subject to the rent cap and just cause limitations.

Currently, Florida only permits rent control ordinance in a housing emergency. The associations stated that there is no emergency and that the attempt to implement rent control measures could backfire by discouraging the construction of apartment buildings.

The quality of rent-controlled housing deteriorated. Rent control policies in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, also only covered housing units that existed when those policies were passed. Owners of newer units were exempted from the cities' rent caps.

The ?housing wage,? or wage needed for a person to avoid being cost-burdened ? spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs ? in Massachusetts has climbed by nearly $4 just in the last year, as the frozen homebuying market and sinking housing production have put greater strain on the rental market.

There are several municipalities that still have rent control in effect. These include New York City, Nassau, and Westchester counties. In New York City, rent control tenants are generally in buildings built before February 1, 1947, where the tenant is in continuous occupancy prior to July 1, 1971.