rent control

noun

1. government control over the amount of rent charged, as for housing.

rent control

noun

1. regulation by law of the rent a landlord can charge for domestic accommodation and of his right to evict tenants

Other Words From

• rent-con·trolled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rent control¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

California voters also rejected a measure that would have made it easier for cities to impose rent control and pass local bond measures for affordable housing.

From Los Angeles Times

In the case of Proposition 33, which was endorsed by the California Democratic Party and would have repealed a law that bars local governments from regulating rent on some buildings, even rent control proponents fed up with the cost of living voiced concerns about unintended impacts of the measure.

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A proposition coined as a “revenge measure” was added to the ballot, targeting how a healthcare foundation that is a prime proponent of rent control measures could spend their revenue.

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“A lot of people are afraid that unless we expand rent control and work on implementing our tenant anti-harassment ordinance, that people are going to be pushed out of the district,” Burgos said.

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An effort to allow stronger rent control laws in California was trailing in early returns Tuesday, the third time such a measure may be turned down in recent years.

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