Cambridge Municipal Code ch. 8.44

Citation: Cambridge Municipal Code ch. 8.44
Parent Document: Cambridge Municipal Code ch. 8.44
Jurisdiction: Cambridge (municipal)
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A serious public emergency continues to exist in the City with respect to the housing of a substantial number of citizens, as declared by Chapter 36 of the Acts of 1976, for the reasons stated in the Act. The emergency has worsened since 1976 because of the removal of a substantial number of rental housing units from the market, by condominium conversion, demolition and other causes. As a result, more than two thousand or over ten percent of the controlled rental units in the City have been removed from the housing market since 1970, and the vacancy rate has fallen below one percent. In order to carry out the purposes of the Act, and to continue to provide a sufficient supply of decent, affordable rental housing accommodations especially for families of low and moderate income and for elderly people on fixed incomes, it is necessary for the City Council, in the exercise of its powers under Section 6 of the Home Rule Amendment and under Section 5(c) of the Act, to regulate the removal of controlled rental housing units from the market. (Ord. 966 (part), 1981: prior code Ch. 23 § 1(a)) 8.44.020 - Definitions.

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