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A citizen-initiated proposal would have exempted landlords with nine or fewer units from Portland's rent control ordinance, but roughly two-thirds of voters decided to reject it.
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The latest citizen-initiated proposal would exempt landlords who own nine units or less from Portland's rent control ordinance. It will be the third time in about a year that Portland voters will weigh in on changes to the city's rent control policy.
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Landlords, property managers and developers are behind a referendum drive to eliminate a 5% limit on rent increases when a tenant voluntarily moves or the unit changes hands.
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The proposal, brought forth the Rental Housing Alliance, would allow landlords in Portland to raise rent by an unlimited amount if a tenant moves or an apartment changes hands.
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A proposed ordinance to control rent and curb evictions in Portland sparked a heated debate during a City Council hearing Wednesday night. But opponents'…
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PORTLAND, Maine - The city clerk of Maine's largest city says she's sorry for giving the wrong deadline for petition submissions to activists pursuing a…
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A new fight is brewing in Portland over whether renters deserve new protections in one of the hottest real estate markets in the nation. But the fight…
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Fair Rent Portland, a Portland rent reform group, says it has enough signatures to put a rent control ordinance on the Portland City ballot this fall.The…