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Under the legislature's act, which Gov. William F. Weld '66 signed Wednesday, no student older than 18 years of age can continue living under rent control...
...final votes capped a day of political maneuvering. Yesterday morning, Weld issued a legislative proposal nearly identical to the one eventually passed...
...Weld met yesterday with Rep. John E. McDonough (D-Jamaica Plain), who had shepherded the original plan through the legislature. Weld adamantly opposed two of McDonough's suggestions: the continuation of rent control boards and of vacancy decontrol plans, in which units are removed from rent control when their occupants leave. Boston and Brookline currently have vacancy decontrol programs...
Despite his complete political victory, legislators accused Weld of failing to compromise. Birmingham described the governor's plan as "pretty extreme." "It is not a good-faith effort to reach a compromise," the senator added...
...city of Boston also condemned Weld's plan. "The cumulative effect of this basically creates nothing more than a fig leaf of protection," said Howard Leibowitz, director of inter-governmental relations for Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino...