Your city could set up rent control for people who are 75 or older.
What it does
HB 197 would let a city council pass an ordinance establishing rent control for persons 75 years of age or older. The bill also ties how a city continues or stops that rent control to the same process the governor uses to continue or end a state of disaster. If the bill gets a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each house, it would take effect right away. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2027.
What it means for your community
The bill leaves the choice to your city council, so rent control for older renters would exist only in cities that adopt an ordinance. In a city that adopts one, a renter who is 75 or older could see rent held down. Renters of any age would see no change in a city that does not adopt an ordinance.
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