Dear Mayor Jackson and Council members,

The Montclair City Council is considering imposing RENT CONTROL on all non-owner-occupied apartments in Montclair.

For the reasons stated below we are opposed to this proposal:

• The Town Council is overriding TWO referendums in which we said NO to rent control.
• The Town Council is not only doing this over our objection, they are doing it with little to no input from Montclarions themselves.
• Universally, studies have shown that rather than help those in need, Rent Control leads to:
  • Decreased affordability for renters
  • Decreased supply of housing for renters
  • Increased taxes for ALL town residents
  • Lower property values for ALL property types
• The pending Ordinance transforms a community of inclusion into a community of division.
• Many people who do not need relief will be subsidized anyway.
• The inevitable reduction of new constriction and improvements will limit this source of increased revenue.
• Rent Control will reduce incentive for rental property owners to maintain or improve properties.
  • The result is deterioration of once beautiful properties and urban blight.
• Large increases in property taxes have and will continue to cause homeowners to leave Montclair.
• The Mayor and Council are meant to be the voice of all the people and the expression of our will collectively.

To the Mayor and Town Council of Montclair:

I do not want Rent Control in Montclair