Word: rent
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...solution for rent control opponents in the state came in the form of Question Nine. The initiative was authored by Jon R. Maddox, a Cambridge resident and member of the Cambridge-based Small Property Owners Association (SPOA...
Maddox's initiative put the fate of rent control to a statewide popular vote: a yes for Question Nine meant a vote to abolish rent control...
After Question Nine passed by a margin of less than 1 percent in November 1994, proponents of rent control cried foul...
...Rent control supporters say the initiative was unfair because it took the vote out of the affected communities...
Opponents of rent control, however, say the injustice of rent control forced them to seek relief from outside the municipal government...