Rent Control: Regulation and the Rental Housing Market

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    Abstract

    Aims to explain in full measure the nature of rent control as it has evolved in North America during the 20th century. The 14 contributions look at topics such as rent control legislation and administration, the economics of rent control, the success and failure of strong rent control in Berkeley from 1978 to 1995, rent stabilization in Los Angeles, New Jersey's rent control movement, the protracted saga of rent control in New York City, and Toronto's changing rent control policy. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

    Original languageAmerican English
    StatePublished - Jan 1 1998

    Keywords

    • rent control
    • housing
    • United States
    • Canada
    • legislation

    Disciplines

    • Housing Law
    • Property Law and Real Estate
    • Urban Studies

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