rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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The fire destroyed 770 apartments covered by rent control.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Kraft, president of the family’s philanthropic arm, the New England Patriots Foundation, launched his campaign for mayor of Boston in early February, calling for rent control, a boost to affordable housing development and a pause on the city’s controversial White Stadium project.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
Fortunately for people who are renting apartments or homes already, Los Angeles and most of the communities in the county have rent control that limits rent increases at the end of an existing lease.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Policies like rent control and inclusionary zoning can help balance development by protecting current residents while supporting affordable housing growth.
—Sherell Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
Kraft, president of the family’s philanthropic arm, the New England Patriots Foundation, launched his campaign for mayor of Boston in early February, calling for rent control, a boost to affordable housing development and a pause on the city’s controversial White Stadium project.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
Fortunately for people who are renting apartments or homes already, Los Angeles and most of the communities in the county have rent control that limits rent increases at the end of an existing lease.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Policies like rent control and inclusionary zoning can help balance development by protecting current residents while supporting affordable housing growth.
—Sherell Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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