rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Though many cities in California have had rent control on the books for decades, those rules have been blunted by Costa-Hawkins, a law that limits rent control to houses and apartment buildings built prior to 1995 and lets landlords raise rents when new tenants move in.
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Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Opposition to Proposition 33, which would expand local government authority to enact rent control ordinances, is growing, with 45% of likely voters now intending to vote against it.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Your paper’s opposition to rent control is simply advocating for policies that take from the poor and give to the rich.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Cities cannot set rent control on single-family homes or apartments built after 1995.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Opposition to Proposition 33, which would expand local government authority to enact rent control ordinances, is growing, with 45% of likely voters now intending to vote against it.
—Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Your paper’s opposition to rent control is simply advocating for policies that take from the poor and give to the rich.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Cities cannot set rent control on single-family homes or apartments built after 1995.
—Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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