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Top Industry Headlines: 10/10 - 10/14

14 Oct 2022 4:43 PM | Anonymous

From new housing developments, rent control news, election updates, and more - the RHA wants to keep our members informed of the latest local headlines. Read up on the latest headlines & news articles from the past week below and stay tuned for weekly recaps every Friday.

October 13: “Biddeford’s affordable housing task force delivers interim report”

In Biddeford, the mayor’s Affordable Housing Task Force recently delivered data and action items for the Biddeford City Council to consider on the topic of housing affordability. The task force was created to “review and make recommendations on housing issues facing the community,” including nine work tasks that ranged from reviewing historical data to providing a forecast of changes in affordable housing. A final report is set to be delivered on November 15.

Read the full article here.

October 12: “Bangor to consider tiny home developments”

Bangor City Council is scheduled to discuss allowing tiny home developments. The proposed ordinance would allow for “tiny home developments, something the city compared to the concept of a mobile home park… with each tiny home [being] 400 square feet or less, with a lot size of at least 1,000 feet including one parking space.” The planning board is scheduled to discuss the proposal on October 18.

Read the full article here.

October 10: “Portland voters to consider rent control changes, ban on renters’ application fees”

The Portland Press Herald outlines timely information about the upcoming November election and the implications of Question C, an initiative sponsored by the Maine chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. The proposed ordinance "presents complex changes that were developed without proper stakeholder engagement. It will hurt tenants by making it harder for landlords to operate, critics say." RHA President, Brit Vitalius, was quoted in the article:

“This is punitive stuff that is so detailed and based on nothing I’ve heard to justify any of this from the DSA other than them repeating profit for landlords, affordable housing and affordable rents (are a problem) in Portland,” said Brit Vitalius, president of the Rental Housing Alliance of Southern Maine, a nonprofit representing rental housing providers.

Read the full article here.

October 10: “Housing is top issue for South Portland council at-large candidates”

All four candidates running for two at-large seats on the South Portland City Council state that housing is one of the main issues driving them to run, with all four in agreement that housing is the city’s “biggest problem.” The candidates include: Richard Matthews, Steven Silver, Natalie West and Brendan Williams, with all but Richard Matthews being political newcomers. The article explores each candidate’s position on housing, including rent control and rent stabilization, new development, energy-efficient housing, and more. 

Read the full article here


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