Definition of rent control
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Eastin, the former state schools chief, sought to draw liberal voters with her calls for single-payer health care and expanded rent control.
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But last week 75 percent of Chicago voters agreed the state should repeal its ban on rent control in response to a nonbinding referendum on the primary ballot.
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Real estate prices and rents have skyrocketed in Berlin in recent years, creating affordability pressures that have been the subject of demonstrations for stricter rent control and more affordable housing.
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In Los Angeles, this means that local leaders cannot mandate rent control in any building completed after October 1978.
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The measure will seek to repeal the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act, a law passed in 1995 that places restrictions on local rent controls.
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Still, only 51 out of 994 cities and towns in New York have rent control, which restricts the rights of landlords to raise rents and to evict tenants.
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Members of the Glendale Tenants Union joined a coalition of about 100 renters from communities throughout Southern California Thursday afternoon outside Los Angeles County offices to rally for rent control and improved conditions for renters.
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Following the presentation, more than a dozen residents and stakeholders addressed rent control, with about half in support.
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First Known Use of rent control
1916
RENT CONTROL Defined for English Language Learners
rent control
Definition of rent control for English Language Learners
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: a system in which the government determines how much rent can be charged for an apartment, house, etc.
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rent control
legal Definition of rent control
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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rent-controlled
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