2025–26 · City-wide
Rent control or rent stabilization
Resident asks for rent control or stabilization in Boston, noting rents are among the nation's highest and citing income disparities linked to housing.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
Rent Control/Rent Stabilization It is an established fact that rents in the city of Boston are among the highest in the nation
Who it helps and why
In 2015 there was a published report that showed the income disparity between native born Boston residents. I suspect a lot of it has to do with home ownership or the lack there of
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 22, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Community
- How it was submitted
- Community partner workshop
- Partner organization
- Union Capital Boston
- Submission language
- English
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
The same need in other cycles
City-wide ideas in Affordable housing & rent stability from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.
2026–27 (60 matching)
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- Public senior and disabled housing with healthcareBuild government-owned and operated public housing for seniors and disabled people with adjacent subsidized healthcare, to reduce homelessness risk among those without care access.2026–27City-wide
- Vacancy tax on residential and commercial propertiesThe resident proposes a vacancy tax on empty residential and commercial properties so housing can be provided to people who need it, improving social equity.2026–27City-wideSubmitted in Korean
2024–25 (62 matching)
- Programs for affordable housingResident asks for programs that provide affordable housing, saying everyone deserves access to housing.2024–25City-wide
- Rent control plus pothole and rodent fixesResident asks for rent caps, pothole repair, rodent control, tax refunds and traffic relief, citing high cost of living.2024–25City-wide
- More deeply affordable housing in mixed-income buildingsResident asks the city to build more deeply affordable housing for extremely low-income households within mixed-income developments, helping workers live closer to jobs.2024–25City-wide