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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
rent control
noun
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▪ Although a temporary measure, it soon became apparent that rent control could not be abolished with the war's end.
▪ Another major challenge could come next year should voters approve a statewide ballot initiative aimed at abolishing mobile-home rent control.
▪ Because of the rent control that had predominated since 1914, houses in Warsaw had become run down.
▪ By keeping prices artificially low, rent control leads both to a shortage of units and to landlords skimping on maintenance.
▪ One popular blunder that almost every economist denounces is rent control.
▪ Private rented accommodation has been increasingly freed of rent control, taking it beyond the reach of the young homeless.
▪ The strict rent control, introduced in the war to protect private tenants, was partly lifted during the inter war period.
Wiktionary
rent control

n. The official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property

Wikipedia
Rent Control (1984 film)

Rent Control is a drama/comedy/romance film starring Brent Spiner and directed by Italian director Gian Luigi Polidoro. It was made in 1982, though it was not released until 1984.

Rent Control (2005 film)

Rent Control is a television movie starring Melissa Joan Hart and Carmen Electra. It was filmed in 2002, but premiered on ABC Family in 2005. It was written and directed by David Eric Brenner. Outside the United States, it is known as Aunt Agatha's Apartment.

Rent control (disambiguation)

Rent control is part of a system of rent regulation that limits the changes that can be made in the price of renting a house or other real property. It may also refer to:

  • Rent Control (1984 film)
  • Rent Control (2005 film)

Usage examples of "rent control".

Of course even with rent control, you'd have some increases over the years.

Tryin' to mess with our rent control, sneak the place into bein' commercial property.

As Roy left, he mentioned rent control, which was probably bribery but sounded okay to me.

Every night she thanks God for all her blessings, and the City of New York for rent control.

Remnant of the Santa Monica that had existed between the two population waves that built the beachside city: stodgy Midwestern burghers streaming westward for warmth at the turn of the twentieth century, and, seventy years later, left-leaning social activists taking advantage of the best rent control in California.