St. Paul City Council ends rent control for housing built after 2004

Rent control is further weakened in St. Paul

All buildings opened since 2005 are exempt forever following a City Council vote, and tenants in some older buildings are also facing rent hikes.

St. Paul walks back rent control • Minnesota Reformer

Renters and activists urged the St. Paul City Council not to exempt affordable housing from the city's rent control policy during a public hearing on Aug. 24, 2022. Photo by Max Nesterak/Minnesota Reformer. New — and new-ish — rental properties in St. Paul will no longer be subject to the city’s 3% cap on yearly rent increases.  The St. Paul City Council, at the behest of Mayor Melvin Carter, voted 4-3 Wednesday to permanently exempt new constru…

St. Paul City Council ends rent control for housing built after 2004

Nearly four years after city voters approved one of the strictest rent control laws in the nation, the St. Paul City Council voted 4-3 to eliminate rent caps for new construction, including residential buildings that received their certificate of occupancy after 2004. In doing so, the council followed the lead of St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, who announced his intent to eliminate rent control for new buildings in his State of the City address la…

Developers praise easing of St. Paul rent control rules

St. Paul exempts post-2004 buildings from rent control, aiming to revive stalled developments like Highland Bridge and The Heights amid housing shortages.