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To address the last point - if your neighbour can't afford to move because the rent is too high elsewhere then under a non-rent controlled system would the land
by Khol 8y ago
To address the last point - if your neighbour can't afford to move because the rent is too high elsewhere then under a non-rent controlled system would the landlord not have raised her rent to a point she would be unable to pay it and would thus be forced to move elsewhere?
(I don't know enough to actually have an answer to this.)
- hammock 8y agoWhich would you choose: 1) move away from rising costs, in literally any direction (pick just about any other place in the world), settle into a home you can afford and move again later if you want/need. 2) Live in a rent controlled apartment, become trapped for the rest of your life in a neighborhood where you can no longer afford groceries, healthcare or a haircut because of the rising cost of living.