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Christian Britschgi

Rent Control Is Up for a Vote This Year. Its Effects Aren't.

The high inflation of the 1970s spurred jurisdictions across the country to adopt rent control. The 2020s' high inflation might end up doing the same thing.

Come Tuesday, voters in a handful of communities across the country will vote on ballot initiatives that cap rent increases or tighten existing caps.

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