Rent panel agrees on 12-month look-back period
Easthampton's Rent Study Committee floated a placeholder rent cap for its home rule petition. The committee reached general consensus on a 12-month look-back period and reaffirmed an exemption for buildings of two or fewer units with one unit owner-occupied.
Rent Study Committee · Meeting of August 4, 2026
Easthampton's Rent Study Committee floated a placeholder rent cap for its home rule petition. The committee reached general consensus on a 12-month look-back period and reaffirmed an exemption for buildings of two or fewer units with one unit owner-occupied. The public feedback survey had drawn 70 responses and closes Aug. 14.
Resident Lori Connor told the panel she received a $350 increase, "47% increase," last year, and the Easthampton Tenants Union urged a lease-renewal requirement.
In the full story:
- Approval of Prior Minutes
- Public Speak
- Home Rule Petition: Process and Timeline
- Public Feedback Survey
- Annual Rent Increase Cap
- Exceptions and Fair-Return Framework
- Vacancy Control and Decontrol
- Just Cause Eviction Protections
- Conversion and Demolition Protections
- Look-Back Period and Owner-Occupancy Exemption
- Other Updates and Next Steps
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 2,103 words
Source: the Rent Study Committee meeting of August 4, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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