"It is no wonder that affordability was a top issue for the Virginia voters last year, and it's our job to deliver. How can we talk about affordability without talking about rent stability?"
https://www.richmonder.org/rent-stabilization-bills-backed-by-richmond-fail-in-virginia-general-assembly/ #Virginia #VALeg #AntiRentGouging #RentStability #inflation #TheRentIsTooDamnHigh
Rent stabilization bills backed by Richmond fail in Virginia General Assembly
The legislation would have allowed local governments to prohibit some landlords from imposing yearly rent increases greater than 3%.
https://www.richmonder.org/richmond-council-asks-state-for-law-allowing-city-to-prevent-rent-gouging/ “Affordability is not abstract. It determines whether children stay within the community, within our schools, whether parents can survive even a minor crisis … and whether families can remain in the communities that they serve”
#RVA #VALeg #housing #AntiRentGouging 
Richmond Council asks state for law allowing city to prevent ‘rent gouging’
The request is among the city’s top three legislative priorities for the 2026 session.
Lyle Solla-Yates