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Martinez took issue with Ellison and his colleagues’ approach to rent control, calling it too strict and arguing it would drive out landlords, who would then displace their tenants once they sell the house.

“It’s one thing to say that this is what you want. And it’s another thing to see the forces that are in our city that are pushing rent control. They want a strict three percent. They have a strict vision of what they want. Now if our council member has a different vision that’s more flexible, I would love to hear that in an article. I would like to see that in a tweet,” said Martinez.

Martinez went on to say that he would be in favor of some measures that would curtail the issue of corporate landlords who reside outside of the community, who increase their tenants rent by hundreds of dollars.

During the town hall, a question arose about new development projects being built and why affordable housing units did not seem to be designed to accommodate families on the North Side, since a large number of the units were studios and one-bedrooms. Ellison pushed back on this claim and stated that he has been able to secure most of the af-