Rent control will be up to voters in Jersey Shore town
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
A rent control ordinance proposed by an affordable housing group in Asbury Park will be put to a vote in a special election this Spring, after the City Council vote not to adopt the measure on Tuesday night. In this photo, supporters of the pro-rent control group Portland Tenants United protested outside the Oregon State Capitol on Tuesday. Sarah Silbiger/Staff LC-LC-
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After three hours of divided public comment, the Asbury Park City Council voted 4-1 late Tuesday night to reject a rent control ordinance proposed by a local tenants’ rights group and opposed by landlords.