rent control

noun

: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
rent-controlled adjective

Examples of rent control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Support was lukewarm for Proposition 33, which would expand the local government’s authority to enact rent control. Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024 Santa Ana has taken a holistic approach to addressing homelessness by maintaining a year-round shelter and enacting a rent control and just cause eviction ordinance to protect renters. Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 Support has also become lukewarm on Proposition 33, which would expand the local government’s authority to enact rent control. Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 Holiday pointed to rent control, which is popular with local activists but banned by state law. Annalise Frank, Axios, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rent control 

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Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rent control was in 1916

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“Rent control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rent%20control. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Legal Definition

rent control

noun
: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction
rent-controlled adjective
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