SomervilleMeetings

23-0318 Order Approved

That this Council draft a Home Rule Petition to authorize Somerville to regulate against rent gouging by establishing Rent Stabilization.

Sponsors
Jake Wilson, Kristen Strezo, Jefferson Thomas (J.T.) Scott, Judy Pineda Neufeld, Matthew McLaughlin, Charlotte Kelly, Beatriz Gomez Mouakad , Lance L. Davis, Jesse Clingan, Willie Burnley Jr., Ben Ewen-Campen
Introduced
Mar 6, 2023
Assigned to
City Council
Enactment #
214986
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History

  1. Dec 18, 2023
    City Council Mayoral Approval
  2. Dec 14, 2023
    City Council Work completed Meeting agenda, item 6.F.2.
  3. Nov 28, 2023
    Legislative Matters Committee Recommended to be marked work completed Meeting agenda, item 2.
  4. Nov 14, 2023
    Legislative Matters Committee Kept in committee Meeting agenda, item 2.
  5. Oct 30, 2023
    Legislative Matters Committee Kept in committee Meeting agenda, item 2.
  6. Mar 9, 2023
    City Council Approved and sent for discussion · roll call: pass

    Legislative Matters Committee

    Meeting agenda, item 4.1.

Official text

That this Council begin drafting a Home Rule Petition to authorize Somerville to regulate against rent gouging by establishing Rent Stabilization, and consider the attached policy documents: [1] the Minneapolis Rent Stabilization Study (2021) and [2] City of Boston's Rent Stabilization Advisory Committee's Presentation Slides of April 27, 2022.