rent control
noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Two public hearings held April 9 drew sizable numbers of advocates for and against the changes to both rent control and tenant protections.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 May 2025
Landlords spoke in favor of an amendment proposed by Councilman Pablo Benavente, who had proposed a modification to the rent control ordinance that would cap rental increases at 7%.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The proposal seeks to expand rent control by repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Researchers have found that household stabilization policies, such as legal representation in eviction court, rent control and property tax relief, have the most immediate impact.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 May 2025
Landlords spoke in favor of an amendment proposed by Councilman Pablo Benavente, who had proposed a modification to the rent control ordinance that would cap rental increases at 7%.
—Kate Talerico, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The proposal seeks to expand rent control by repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Researchers have found that household stabilization policies, such as legal representation in eviction court, rent control and property tax relief, have the most immediate impact.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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