rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Kraft has proposed a rent control system that would allow landlords to opt in to receive a real estate tax rebate after 10 years.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Farias raised concerns that making rent control more strict would discourage new housing construction.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In California, newer apartment buildings have been exempted from rent control to encourage new construction.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2025
Housing has long been a polarizing issue, with debates over rent control, zoning, and subsidies often breaking down along party lines.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Farias raised concerns that making rent control more strict would discourage new housing construction.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In California, newer apartment buildings have been exempted from rent control to encourage new construction.
—James Burling, Oc Register, 2 Sep. 2025
Housing has long been a polarizing issue, with debates over rent control, zoning, and subsidies often breaking down along party lines.
—Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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