Monthly Archives: December 2004

Boston City Council defeats Rent Control

Posted on December 8, 2004 by Skip Schloming

8-to-5 vote is thanks to SPOA

Tenants chanted in protest after the vote

Thanks to thousands of calls, emails and letters from small property owners, on December 8, 2004, the Boston City Council voted 8 to 5 against a … Read More “Boston City Council defeats Rent Control”

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Rent control defeat shows skeletal tenant movement

Posted on December 2, 2004 by Skip Schloming

Historic Cambridge Vote

61% say “NO”

Now they had their chance. The 1994 statewide repeal of rent control was, they always said, outsiders forcing Cambridge to give up what a majority in Cambridge wanted. Now Cambridge citizens could at … Read More “Rent control defeat shows skeletal tenant movement”