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Rent control--which has existed in Cambridge since 1970--was abolished by a statewide referendum on Election Day. The state legislature this week passed an emergency act that would preserve rent control for certain low-income tenants in Cambridge, Boston and Brookline for a maximum of two years...
Even though rent control was voted down in a November 8 referendum, there are currently two measures that could potentially work around the voters' decision and allow rent control to remain in effect...
...petition, endorsed by the council, called for the state to exempt Cambridge from the referendum...
Rent control could also survive if the state Supreme Judicial Court upholds a lawsuit charging that the referendum questions were not explained properly...
...change proposed that a house committee member must attend all house events. Another suggested that decisions made by the committee be final and that such decisions be overturned only by referendum...