rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Why Steyer has changed his mind despite his familiarity with the evidence that rent control is counterproductive is anyone’s guess.
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Key goals for his campaign include strengthening public school funding, improving housing access through mechanisms like rent control and empowering workers by repealing Kentucky's right-to-work law and restoring prevailing wage.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
Democratic candidates proposed populist solutions including taxing billionaires, implementing rent control and freezing utility costs to address California’s soaring cost of living.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Opponents also said the measure would circumvent the will of California voters, which have defeated recent state propositions to enact rent control several times.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Key goals for his campaign include strengthening public school funding, improving housing access through mechanisms like rent control and empowering workers by repealing Kentucky's right-to-work law and restoring prevailing wage.
—Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
Democratic candidates proposed populist solutions including taxing billionaires, implementing rent control and freezing utility costs to address California’s soaring cost of living.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Opponents also said the measure would circumvent the will of California voters, which have defeated recent state propositions to enact rent control several times.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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