Rent Control Passes First Hurdle to Get on 2026 Mass. Ballot

Banker & Tradesman, Sept. 3, 2025-James Sanna
Two ballot questions that could have big impacts on Massachusetts real estate vaulted their first hurdle to making it into the 2026 state election.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell certified a record 40 proposed laws and constitutional amendments as legal to pitch via the statewide ballot. Among them: a ballot question that would set up a harsh rent control regime statewide, and a second ballot question that’s billed as legalizing starter homes by capping minimum lot sizes at 5,000 square feet for a single-family home in a residential area.
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