PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Providence City Council voted 9-6 Thursday night in favor of a rent stabilization ordinance, leaving just one more vote before the legislation goes to Mayor Brett Smiley’s desk.
“Our families continue to struggle to pay their rent and also maintain a cultural and also livable community,” said City Council President Pro Tempore Juan Pichardo.
The ordinance would cap annual rent increases at 4%, with some exceptions for small, owner-occupied landlords, affordable housing and new builds…