Does Rent Control Do More Harm Than Good? – Governing

For those who need a study to show what should be obvious: Rent control does create substantial benefits for tenants who live in rent-controlled units, but the policy reduced the overall number of rental units on the market, thereby actually driving prices up and worsening the affordability crisis.

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