rent control
nounDefinition of rent control
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
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Other Words from rent control
rent-controlled
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Examples of rent control in a Sentence
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Then there’s rent control, a controversial and, according to numerous studies, potent weapon against skyrocketing costs. — Brian Goldstone, The New Republic, "The New American Homeless," 21 Aug. 2019 Buoyed by a 2018 election that returned Brown to office and enlarged their majorities in the Legislature, Democrats passed statewide rent control, taxes to support education and health care and driver’s licenses for unauthorized immigrants. — The Bend Bulletin, oregonlive.com, "Some Oregon Republicans are having regrets about effort to recall Gov. Kate Brown," 25 July 2019 Voters may also decide whether to ease the state’s restriction on local rent control and whether to impose a five-year limit on alimony payments. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "California’s high court walks high wire on initiatives, 2 ex-justices say," 23 June 2019 The German capital thus joins a growing club of European cities implementing rent controls. — The Economist, "Europe embraces rent controls, a policy that never works," 18 July 2019 A few months ago, Oregon became the first state to implement statewide rent control. — New York Times, "Landlords Strike Back, Suing to Dismantle Rent Regulation System," 16 July 2019 In units covered by rent control, landlords can set the initial rent, but then face limits on annual increases for as long as a tenant stays. — Andrew Khouri, latimes.com, "A $1,800 apartment became a $3,300 corporate rental. Is that bad for housing?," 10 June 2019 Leno was largely absent from local housing politics during his years as a state legislator, but has been a major player in protecting rent control on the state level. — J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, "Housing a defining issue in SF mayor’s race," 2 June 2018 Santa Monica and West Hollywood — two other cities with long-standing rent control ordinances — do it differently. — Andrew Khouri, latimes.com, "Rents on controlled apartments in Los Angeles can now rise 4%. Blame inflation," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rent control.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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