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Council hears local advocates on REST Act and rent‑stabilization authority
Summary
Advocates and legal experts spoke during the May 12 informal session about the proposed state REST Act, which would allow municipalities to choose whether to adopt rent stabilization and to tailor eligibility criteria. Supporters said the bill returns decision‑making authority to cities and gives tools to limit tenant displacements.
Council members heard proponents of the REST Act at the May 12 informal meeting, which the speakers described as state legislation that would give municipalities more power to adopt rent stabilization and to tailor rules to local housing markets.
"What the REST Act does is put the power in the hands of municipalities to decide whether this policy makes sense for them and then…
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