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It doesn't seem too circular to me. Rent control keeps your rent low despite rising rents around you. So in the case of the OP's friend, her rent is now vastly
by PhoenixReborn 8y ago
It doesn't seem too circular to me. Rent control keeps your rent low despite rising rents around you. So in the case of the OP's friend, her rent is now vastly below market. In a non rent-controlled world she would absolutely have been forced to move earlier due to rising rents.
- philipov 8y agoIf she can't afford to move anywhere today, wouldn't that make her homeless without rent control?
- bigmanwalter 8y agoSome rent control schemes keep all rents low. In Montreal, the government limits all rent increases to 1% per year. Even between tenants.