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Affordable housing can be built, but it can’t be mandated into existence. That’s the lesson from St. Paul, where a new rent-control ordinance has discouraged the construction of much-needed affordable apartments.
Last November 53% of St. Paul residents voted for a ballot measure to cap rent increases at 3% a year. The new ordinance took effect in May, and it makes no exceptions for new construction.
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