Bay Staters might have the chance next year to vote on a proposed law to limit rent increases.
Members of Homes for All Mass, a coalition of housing groups across the state, plan to file an initiative petition with Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office Wednesday, with 5 p.m. marking the deadline for ballot question backers to submit signatures and proposed language needed to start of a lengthy process.
Hundreds of advocates flooded the State House last week for a rally organized by Homes for All Mass, ahead of a legislative hearing that featured a rent stabilization proposal. Supporters say the measure could deliver immediate relief to some residents while new housing units are produced under a major 2024 housing law.
The initiative petition would similarly limit annual rent increases to the cost of living with a 5% cap, according to a Homes for All Mass advisory. There would be exemptions for owner-occupied buildings with four or fewer units, plus new buildings for the first decade.
Source: Housing groups hope to put a law limiting rent increases on the ballot in 2026 | WBUR News
