rent control

noun

: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
rent-controlled adjective

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Last November, Californians voted down rent control, passed a tough crime bill with nearly 70% in favor and dismissed two progressive district attorneys in Los Angeles and Oakland, two years after pushing out a progressive DA in San Francisco. Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025 Mamdani favors rent control, and New York’s property moguls are organizing to back almost anyone who might be able to beat him. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 27 June 2025 But it has been resurrected: a zombie law promising rent control for the rich amid a genuine housing crisis. Jay Neveloff, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025 For instance, cities that ease zoning restrictions, eliminate rent control and streamline permitting requirements should get priority for federal transit and housing money. Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rent control

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rent control was in 1916

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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

Legal Definition

rent control

noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
rent-controlled adjective
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