rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Frey opposes rent control, and Fateh supports rent stabilization without providing specific details.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
But economists, universally, hate rent control.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Many advocates are also pushing for rent control policies in mobile home parks, limiting the amount that new owners can raise rents annually.
—Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
The end of rent control in Buenos Aires has resulted in falling rents as property owners deterred from renting their properties out re-entered the market.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2025
But economists, universally, hate rent control.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Many advocates are also pushing for rent control policies in mobile home parks, limiting the amount that new owners can raise rents annually.
—Cassie Powell, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
The end of rent control in Buenos Aires has resulted in falling rents as property owners deterred from renting their properties out re-entered the market.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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