rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Massachusetts has implemented rent control three separate times, with the latest rent control law being repealed by voters in a 1994 ballot initiative.
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Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The success of Minneapolis, one of Mamdani’s models for expanding housing supply, undercuts his support of rent control.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Despite the rent control in the region, the people of Los Angeles pay among the highest rents in the country.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Universal rent control was originally a federal program back in the 1940s, and there were local boards set up to administer it.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 June 2026
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Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The success of Minneapolis, one of Mamdani’s models for expanding housing supply, undercuts his support of rent control.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
Despite the rent control in the region, the people of Los Angeles pay among the highest rents in the country.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
Universal rent control was originally a federal program back in the 1940s, and there were local boards set up to administer it.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 June 2026
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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