rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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For example, neighborhoods that are more affordable and not under rent control often have higher demand.
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Nathan Levinson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Council members believe the evaluation ought to come before any action on rent control, Council President Mitra Jalali told Axios.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Nathan Levinson, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Council members believe the evaluation ought to come before any action on rent control, Council President Mitra Jalali told Axios.
—Kyle Stokes, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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