Standish held a workshop to debate a rent control ordinance that, should it go into effect, would cap rent increases at 10% per year.
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OOB to vote on mobile home park rent control
The proposed ordinance would limit how much rent could increase for mobile home park residents in Old Orchard Beach.
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Portland landlord sues city to fight rent control violations
Geoffrey Rice, who has received more rent control violations than any other landlord in the city, filed a petition appealing the city’s decision that he must refund tenants $150,000 in rent for overcharging and violating the city’s rent control ordinance.
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Portland landlords paying tenants more than $16,000 to settle retaliation case
The landlords of the Sawyer Street apartment admit no fault and the city won’t go to court to collect an $8,700 fine imposed by the rent board that has been accruing at $200 a day since June 3.
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Portland tenants union established by former mayor files new complaints against landlord
The Trelawny Tenants Union says their landlord, Geoffrey Rice, raised rents last year even when he was out of compliance with the city’s rent control ordinance.
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Attorney for Ethan Strimling zeroes in on timeline of eviction, union complaints
The former mayor’s attorney is alleging that his landlord, Geoffrey Rice, only ramped up efforts to evict Strimling after the tenants union he founded began filing complaints with the city.
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Portland landlord says tenant Ethan Strimling, a former mayor, was ‘dominating’ over rent issues
In the second day of the former mayor’s eviction trial, his landlord took the stand, giving Ethan Strimling’s attorney a chance to ask him about his history of rent control violations with the city.
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Eviction trial of former Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling kicks off after 3-year delay
Strimling’s landlord has been trying to evict him from his apartment on Congress Street since 2021 after a series of disputes over rent increases and violations.
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Opinion: Portland’s ReCode should include ditching rent control
If the city is serious about improving the housing crisis, it must adopt simpler, pro-development reforms.
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Portland rent board recommends $6,000 fine against landlord accused of retaliation
The board voted unanimously Wednesday night that a landlord retaliated against her tenants after they questioned a rent increase. The city must now decide whether to carry out the rent board’s recommendation.