rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Loading your audio article Many municipalities’ rent control laws — OK, all of them — are somewhat byzantine.
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
Valdez fears that, from zoning regulations and rent controls to affordable housing mandates funded with taxpayer dollars, the government’s efforts to lower housing pricing are having a counter effect.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 June 2024
The same clause renders rent control and rent stabilization laws unconstitutional.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
The rent control resolution was filed with the city in December before organizers began collecting signatures from residents of Redwood City.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
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The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 20 June 2024
Valdez fears that, from zoning regulations and rent controls to affordable housing mandates funded with taxpayer dollars, the government’s efforts to lower housing pricing are having a counter effect.
—Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 June 2024
The same clause renders rent control and rent stabilization laws unconstitutional.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
The rent control resolution was filed with the city in December before organizers began collecting signatures from residents of Redwood City.
—Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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