Why St Paul s rent-control ordinance couldn t save Selby Ave renters from 8% rent hikes – Twin Cities twincities.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from twincities.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When residents of Selby Avenue’s stylish Blair Boutique Apartments were hit with rent increases of up to $158 per month, they appealed to the city of St. Paul. How could their rents be rising as much as 8% when the city’s voter-approved rent-control ordinance generally caps annual increases at 3%? But when a city hearing officer crunched the numbers provided by the property owner, she found .