Public comments are being sought on amendments to Saint Paul’s residential rent stabilization ordinance that were approved by the City Council in September. The comments are due by December 2. The comment period is the latest in a series of…
Supporters, opponents pack council chambers for August 24 hearing. The Saint Paul City Council has a lot to consider before its September 7 vote on proposed amendments to the city’s new rent control ordinance. More than 140 people packed the…
Marri Renne writes about why rent control is a bad idea (MyVillager Inbox, August 3). She gives a detailed account of the effects of Saint Paul’s new rent control ordinance on her ability as a landlord to improve her property…
Amendments to Saint Paul’s new rent control ordinance will be reviewed in a public hearing before the City Council at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 24. The amendments are based on the work of a 41-member Rent Stabilization Stakeholders Group, which…
As Saint Paul’s rent control ordinance nears its May 1 effective date, plans for implementing the new law are taking shape with help from a 41-member Rent Stabilization Task Force. The ordinance—one of the most stringent rent control measures in…
The clock is ticking. A new rent control ordinance takes effect on May 1 in Saint Paul, and tenants, landlords and housing developers say they want answers soon for how the city intends to implement the new law. The ordinance,…
Talking to renters in my daily work, which often involves advocating for tenants in unsafe and unhealthy apartment buildings, I was initially surprised to hear again and again that the threat of rent increases is a bigger concern than poorly…
But city is still trying to figure out just when and how new law will take effect. Saint Paul voters approved by a 53 to 47 percent margin on November 2 what may be the most stringent rent control ordinance…
Re-elect Vue and Foster to boardAs a parent of three boys in the Saint Paul Public Schools and a committed public education advocate, I was happy to see MyVillager highlight the eight candidates running for School Board in the September…
We are less than a month away from Saint Paul voters deciding if the city will be burdened with the toughest rent control law in the country. The ordinance, initiated by Housing Equity Now Saint Paul (HENS), is well-intentioned, as…
The Saint Paul City Council was surprised to learn in late October that the tenant protections ordinance that is scheduled to take effect on March 1, 2021, will carry a cost of almost $500,000 next year. The city’s Office of…
Enforcement of SAFE Housing regulations scheduled to begin March 1By Jane McClureSaint Paul’s new SAFE (Stable, Accessible, Fair and Equitable) Housing Tenant Protections Ordinance won unanimous approval from the City Council on July 8. However, the work is just beginning…
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