rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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In short, to make housing more affordable, our local leaders should reduce the disincentives to new single and multifamily construction through reform of the city’s rent control, its overly restrictive tenant-rights policies, and its glacial permitting process.
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Will Swaim, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
However, government leaders are finally realizing the unintended consequences of rent control as San Diego’s rents are some of the highest in the nation.
—Mark Powell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Fairlawn residents and community organizers seized on their victory to preserve affordability at the complex as an opportunity to push for rent control throughout Boston and Massachusetts.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
For years, traditionally Democratic approaches to affordable housing such as rent control and subsidized apartments have driven up the cost of urban living.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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Will Swaim, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
However, government leaders are finally realizing the unintended consequences of rent control as San Diego’s rents are some of the highest in the nation.
—Mark Powell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Fairlawn residents and community organizers seized on their victory to preserve affordability at the complex as an opportunity to push for rent control throughout Boston and Massachusetts.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
For years, traditionally Democratic approaches to affordable housing such as rent control and subsidized apartments have driven up the cost of urban living.
—Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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