Rent control opponents sue to keep measure off the ballot
By Jennifer Smith | CommonWealth Beacon | February 7, 2026 Rent control opponents have gone to court to try to stop a November ballot question that would impose one of the strictest caps on rent in the country. The suit, filed to the Supreme Judicial Court on Friday by the real estate-backed Housing for Massachusetts coalition, […]
Rent Control on the Ballot this November
By NightSide With Dan Rea | WBZ Radio | February 4, 2026 A Massachusetts ballot question that addresses rent control is making its way towards voters this November. The proposed rent control ballot question would enact the nation’s strictest rent control policy across all of Massachusetts. Listen to the radio segment by clicking here.
Massachusetts Rent Control Campaign Touted ‘Grassroots’ Signatures—But Relied on Paid Staff from Nonprofits
By Sam Drysdale | State House News Service | February 4, 2026 After promoting its grassroots work and that it didn’t need to hire a paid signature gathering firm, campaign finance reports show that the organizers behind a proposed rent control ballot question relied on paid staff affiliated with supporting organizations to collect signatures. Filings […]
Beacon Hill may not be able to avoid rent control much longer
By Andrew Brinker | The Boston Globe | February 4, 2026 One sweltering day last summer, more than 100 tenants, advocates, and local officials crowded onto the Grand Staircase in the Massachusetts State House and told stories about the worst of this state’s housing crisis. They talked about elderly tenants evicted from their longtime homes, […]
Housing for Massachusetts Launches Campaign Against Proposed Ballot Question
Chambers and Elected Officials Join Push to Protect Housing and Local Budgets BOSTON, MA – January 29, 2026 – Housing for Massachusetts today kicked off its campaign to defeat a proposed ballot question that will do lasting damage to the state’s housing supply and municipal budgets. Seeking inclusion on the November ballot, the proposed ballot question would mandate the nation’s most restrictive statewide rent control policy in each of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. […]
Elected Officials In Massachusetts At Odds Over Rent Control Petition
By Mike Macklin | WBZ NewsRadio | December 28, 2025 BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Supporters of rent control measures are gathering signatures to get the issue on the ballot in Massachusetts next year, even though some elected officials are against the proposed question. The issues surrounding housing development and rent control are economically and politically […]
Rent control would ‘effectively halt’ housing production in Massachusetts, Healey says
By Matt Stout | The Boston Globe | December 23, 2025 Governor Maura Healey on Tuesday said she would vote against a proposal to establish rent control statewide in Massachusetts should it reach the ballot next year, arguing the initiative would stanch housing production in the state. Healey has been publicly wary of rent control […]
Healey on ballot questions: ‘yes’ for public records, ‘no’ on rent control
By Katie Lannan | GBH | December 23, 2025 Massachusetts voters are on track to decide a potentially record-setting number of ballot questions in 2026, and Gov. Maura Healey has already started to figure out how she’ll fill in the bubbles. Healey said on Boston Public Radio Tuesday that she plans to vote yes on […]
Small landlords push back against rent control ballot proposal
Advocates for small rental property owners describe the rent control proposal likely headed for next fall’s ballot as the most “restrictive and aggressive” the state has seen to date and say it would be detrimental to small landlords.
ICYMI: St. Paul Experiences Decline in Investment and Housing Development Because of Rent Control; Meanwhile, Neighboring Minneapolis Thrives
BOSTON, MA – December 15, 2025 – The Wall Street Journal reported this week that St. Paul, Minnesota, has experienced a sharp decline in apartment construction and property values following the implementation of rent control ordinances. Meanwhile, neighboring Minneapolis has avoided rent control, instead focusing on meaningful updates such as land use revisions, and has […]