Rent control is on the Portland ballot again in June
Besides weighing in on the annual public school budget in their June 13 election, Portland voters will be asked once again to consider rent control...
Besides weighing in on the annual public school budget in their June 13 election, Portland voters will be asked once again to consider rent control, which they approved in 2020 and modified in 2022. But this time, landlords petitioned for the referendum, Question A, in order to repeal a rule imposed in 2020 that limits rent increases between tenants to 5%. Load Error "It eliminates the cap on a vacant unit when then tenant leaves voluntarily,' said Brit Vitalius, a landlord and President, Rental Housing Alliance of Southern Maine, formerly known as the Southern Maine Landlords Association.