Legislative Bill · Avalon
Passed

Rent Controls Act of 2022

Proposed by Democratic Group · fronted by Bernadette Livingston
Passing
in the Parliament
Opened
13 May 2023
Voting closes
12 Jul 2023
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
1 change

Rationale

It is imperative that landlords are not permitted to exploit their tenants for every penny they have. This reform will ensure that renters will not be disadvantaged by any economic changes by ensuring that their rents are equal to inflation.

Proposed Changes

1

Rent Control
Previous law
Hard caps on rents
Rent increases capped to inflation

Timeline

  • Draft
    9 December 2022


  • Vote Open
    13 May 2023


  • Vote Closed
    12 July 2023


  • Became Law
    12 July 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Passed
58Yes 14No 28Not voted 100 seats

For: 58 / 100 seats (58.0%)

Against: 14 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 28

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 80.6%)
Party Seats Vote
Cashmen 14 No
Centrist Zone 21 Yes
Democratic Group Proposer 37 Yes
National Conservative Movement 0 Abstain
The Gaia Syndicate 0 Abstain

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

The Gaia Syndicate
Voted June 13, 2023
Abstain

“we see the thought behind it but it could harm people”

Cashmen
Voted May 22, 2023
No

“the Hard Caps are Nessisary due to we need to Make sure rent control is done for keeping landlords in line”

Centrist Zone
Voted May 16, 2023
Yes

“We agree with Democratic Group's position that we need to urgently tackle the housing crisis. Housing is increasingly becoming unaffordable and this bill will help citizens, especially renters have a place they can call home.”

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