I support rent control, but I don't think it either drags down property values, or prevents this sort of behavior a ton. A lot of NIMBY behavior is about finan

I support rent control, but I don't think it either drags down property values, or prevents this sort of behavior a ton. A lot of NIMBY behavior is about financial interests, but there are a lot more motivations too: basic conservatism, fear of change, fear of different types of people, and the incredible human bias against the unknown.