rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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In next year's legislative session, Oregon lawmakers plan to introduce new bills aimed at the housing crisis, such as rent control for mobile home parks, more condo development and requiring indoor cooling for some apartments.
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Axios Portland, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
So, for a third time, potential statewide rent controls lost — and by a similarly large margin as the other two efforts.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
The city council's left-wing majority has clashed with Frey over issues from rideshare driver pay to rent control and has accused the mayor of being out of touch on public safety and labor issues.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
For one thing, in many of the cities with the most severe housing shortages, local zoning restrictions, land-use regulations, rent controls, affordable-housing mandates and permitting requirements — among other burdens — limit development.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2024
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Axios Portland, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
So, for a third time, potential statewide rent controls lost — and by a similarly large margin as the other two efforts.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
The city council's left-wing majority has clashed with Frey over issues from rideshare driver pay to rent control and has accused the mayor of being out of touch on public safety and labor issues.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
For one thing, in many of the cities with the most severe housing shortages, local zoning restrictions, land-use regulations, rent controls, affordable-housing mandates and permitting requirements — among other burdens — limit development.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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