rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Reality check: The same federal data shows housing construction has slowed by similar rates in Minneapolis, which has no rent control ordinance.
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Ditto for the defeat of a rent control measure, and the downfall of a third proposition that would have raised the minimum wage.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Californians also rejected a rent control ballot measure, and the results of some other ballot measures remained too close to call Wednesday afternoon.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
However, California voters in November rejected Proposition 33, which would have expanded rent control in the state.
—Shimon Shkury, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Ditto for the defeat of a rent control measure, and the downfall of a third proposition that would have raised the minimum wage.
—Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
Californians also rejected a rent control ballot measure, and the results of some other ballot measures remained too close to call Wednesday afternoon.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
However, California voters in November rejected Proposition 33, which would have expanded rent control in the state.
—Shimon Shkury, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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