Although your tone is rude, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. > The forces of supply and demand can be overridden, but then you have to enforce the rules

Although your tone is rude, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. > The forces of supply and demand can be overridden, but then you have to enforce the rules Enforceability is a key factor in whether a law will work. "Proper" use of rent control, like narcotic use, is very difficult to enforce without extremely authoritarian measures.