LINCOLN- Real estate representatives told state lawmakers Wednesday what they feel is coming: attempts by cities in Nebraska to control rent on private property. “It’s not made up that this is a boogeyman,” said Dennis Tierney of the Metro Omaha Property Owners Association. “We’re trying to be proactive.”

Opponents of Nebraska Legislative Bill 266 — which seeks to prohibit cities and counties from enacting local laws that impose rent controls on private housing — called the proposal a solution in search of a problem. “There are currently no political subdivisions in Nebraska seeking to enact rent control policies,” said Erin Feichtinger of the Women’s Fund of Omaha. “We are a long way from rent control, and there is no effort to drive out private landlords from the market.”

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