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Landlords raise nearly $80,000 to support referendum eliminating rent cap

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation April 13, 2023

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Landlords in Portland have raised nearly $80,000 in support of a referendum to eliminate a rent control cap, about half of which has been spent on signature gathering and campaign services from a company owned by a state lawmaker’s wife. The Committee to Improve Rent Control, the group formed to raise money to support the referendum proposed by the Rental Housing Alliance of Southern Maine, has received $48,500 in cash contributions. The... + full article



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