rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Lucinda Lilley, an apartment specialist who consults for several property management firms in San Diego County, said landlords of single-family homes (not subject to statewide rent control) are likely to pass the monthly fee onto renters fairly quickly.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon speaks to attendees during a rally for universal rent control on August 16, 2018 in New York City.
—Jennifer Cunningham
h. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Hanson, on the other hand, had called for preserving rent control for further study rather than watering it down.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
Just 31 of California’s 539 cities and counties have rent control, according to Tenants Together.
—Jeff Collins, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon speaks to attendees during a rally for universal rent control on August 16, 2018 in New York City.
—Jennifer Cunningham
h. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 July 2025
Hanson, on the other hand, had called for preserving rent control for further study rather than watering it down.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 4 Aug. 2025
Just 31 of California’s 539 cities and counties have rent control, according to Tenants Together.
—Jeff Collins, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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