Just-cause eviction: Rent control by another name

In a 1994 statewide referendum, Massachusetts voters chose to ban rent control in the Bay State; but a new proposal currently before the Boston City Council threatens to re-impose the outlawed practice through the back door. On March 14, the Boston City Council held a public hearing on the topic of a just-cause eviction ordinance for 60 to 70 percent of Boston's rental housing.  The hearing was, by all accounts, raucous.  In the packed council chamber with overflow crowds in the hallway and two

In a 1994 statewide referendum, Massachusetts voters chose to ban rent control in the Bay State; but a new proposal currently before the Boston City Council threatens to re-impose the outlawed practice through the back door. On March 14, the Boston City Council held a public hearing on the topic of a just-cause eviction ordinance for 60 to 70 percent of Boston's rental housing.  The hearing was, by all accounts, raucous.  In the packed council chamber with overflow crowds in the hallway and two…