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Tenants plead with Colorado lawmakers to let cities enact rent control measures

House Democrats have thrown their support behind the proposal, but Polis is skeptical

Leonard Moralez fixes a cup of coffee in his Westminster apartment on Feb. 16, 2023. Moralez testified at the state Capitol Wednesday before the House of Representatives Transportation, Housing and Local Government committee, which is considering a rent control bill, HB-1115, that would allow local governments to enact rent stabilization. Moralez, 65, a permanently disabled Army veteran, is expecting to be priced out of his current apartment after his lease ends in May. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Leonard Moralez fixes a cup of coffee in his Westminster apartment on Feb. 16, 2023. Moralez testified at the state Capitol Wednesday before the House of Representatives Transportation, Housing and Local Government committee, which is considering a rent control bill, HB-1115, that would allow local governments to enact rent stabilization. Moralez, 65, a permanently disabled Army veteran, is expecting to be priced out of his current apartment after his lease ends in May. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
By | sklamann@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The first public hearing for HB23-1115, which would repeal a 42-year-old prohibition on local governments enacting rent control policies, pitted tenants versus landlords and housing advocates versus property developers and business groups.
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