Rent control policies are a hot topic in Colorado, as evidenced by the state legislature’s draft release of the first rent control bill before the 2026 legislative session even began. This and other ...

The Washington Post editorial board took a hard-line stance against rent control policies, arguing that "capping prices is a textbook policy failure" that ultimately leaves renters "worse off" than ...

A proposed Illinois bill, the “Let the People Lift the Ban Act," SB2884, would let local voters approve rent control, drawing ...

Apartment buildings along Broadway. Nearly a million apartments in New York City are rent-stabilized and another 22,000 are under more stringent rent control. At this moment in New York City, nearly a ...

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Emmanuel Hovey Kporsu cautioned landlords against breaking into abandoned properties, but to follow lawful procedures He explained the “abscondant process,” which required landlords to report cases ...

Nikhil Datta receives, or has received funding from the Nuffield Foundation, British Academy, Leverhulme Trust and the Economic and Social Research Council. Jan David Bakker has received funding from ...

Governor Maura Healey and others think that rent stabilization will slow construction of new homes (“Healey opposes rent control, warns it could halt housing,” Metro, Dec. 24, 2025). That’s not our ...

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