rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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In a pair of cases last term challenging New York City’s rent control that hit a double-digit number of listings, Justice Clarence Thomas ultimately issued a solo dissent.
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Back in the 1970s, the city of Boston had rent control.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Or the Florida Apartment Association, which vehemently opposes rent control despite rising housing costs that exacerbate the risk of homelessness.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
San Diego’s default solution to make housing affordable has historically been rent control, but that makes homes even less affordable as frustrated landlords remove their properties from the rental market, further limiting the supply of housing and driving up rents.
—Mark Powell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Back in the 1970s, the city of Boston had rent control.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Or the Florida Apartment Association, which vehemently opposes rent control despite rising housing costs that exacerbate the risk of homelessness.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
San Diego’s default solution to make housing affordable has historically been rent control, but that makes homes even less affordable as frustrated landlords remove their properties from the rental market, further limiting the supply of housing and driving up rents.
—Mark Powell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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