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Michael H. Turk, co-chair of the Cambridge Tenants' Union (CTU), said that the main problem with the tenant surcharge is that it will be a move in the direction of government subsidies for owners. Currently, owners of rent-controlled properties charge rent based on upkeep costs...
...tenant tax goes through, it represents a serious weakening to rent control, and it hurts tenants," Turk said at the meeting. Members of the tenants' union, which supports rent control, lined the council chamber with signs stating "No Tenant Tax" and "Stop Unjustified Rent Hikes...
...meeting, Turk questioned whether the proposals had done anything "other than open up a storm around rent control...
...Turk and Persian and Arab...
...Turk's third complaint centers on the "loose, weak" rent increase cap of 30 percent over two years, which he said would allow for a 120 point increase within six years due to compounding rates...