White House unveils new tenant protections amid soaring rental costs

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11. Yes, a lot of this

is happening around Boston and elsewhere. Boston is trying to pass a limit on rent increases to 10% each lease renewal. I hope that sticks. There are other factors, of course, but owner greed drives most of the big hikes. Cities need to bring back some form of modified rent control, as in limiting the size of hikes or requiring particular improvements to the units to justify the rent increases. No more using a building purchased once as a cash cow forever with no improvements.