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I'm surprised rent control doesn't take into account a person's dependents. It's not fair for an "empty nester" to keep living in a large apartment when their
by jlarocco 8y ago
I'm surprised rent control doesn't take into account a person's dependents. It's not fair for an "empty nester" to keep living in a large apartment when their dependents leave, though I guess evicting them doesn't seem right either.
That said, I'm not convinced there's such a big connection between churn and affordability. Moving is really inconvenient, and there are a lot of good reasons to stay put.
- a_c_s 8y agoAgreed: if we supplemented & replaced some aspects of rent control with mechanisms like long leases (eg. 5 year lease with only inflationary price increases) and long notification periods for lease renewal denial (eg. 1 year notice that your lease won't be renewed for the next year) would allow for physical & financial stability without locking apartments up semi-permanently.