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Providence City Council failed to override Mayor Brett P. Smiley’s veto of the ordinance creating the Providence Rent Stabilization Act, so the veto stands and the measure does not move forward.
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The City Council voted on whether to reject the mayor’s veto of a housing ordinance that would have added the Providence Rent Stabilization Act to the city code. The override failed by a 9-1 vote, which means the veto was sustained and the ordinance will not take effect. For residents, this means the proposed rent stabilization changes did not pass at this meeting.
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