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The Housing Solutions Coalition (HSC), a broad coalition of housing groups, today issued a statement regarding President Biden’s proposed 5% corporate rent cap.

The Housing Solutions Coalition (HSC), a broad coalition of housing groups, today issued a statement regarding President Biden’s proposed 5% corporate rent cap.

Decades of academic research from across the United States and around the world clearly show that rent caps – more commonly known as rent control – reduce the supply of available housing and fail to target those renters who need help the most while simultaneously harming other residents and the communities they reside in.

The YIMBY movement is moving toward its biggest win on Capitol Hill, according to the report.

In 2023, strong opposition to tiny houses thwarted a legislative attempt to make it easier to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Rhode Island.

This year, Colorado state lawmakers passed a collection of housing legislation and reforms that, all together, form one of the state’s largest policy packages aimed at addressing housing affordability challenges. 

This week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner of City Planning Dan Garodnick emphasized the “need to modernize” city zoning rules under Adams’ “City of Yes” plan.

Rhode Island State Rep. Enrique Sanchez introduced a bill (H 7891) this legislative session that would bring rent control to Providence.