Concord launches rent registry, but some concerned how public data will be used

The city of Concord will introduce a “rent registry” program to collect rental housing data that will help form future policy decisions and be available to the public.

The unanimous vote by the City Council to move ahead with the registry came after more than three hours of discussion by council members, staff, consultants and the public. Many of them were concerned about making sure that accurate information is obtained from landlords, and that privacy of both landlords and tenants is maintained.