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Re:Do rent controls work? by xenadu02 on Monday August 31, 2015 @11:21PM (#10150538)
No, it would just cause all rents to increase at a slower rate.

SF's problem remains zoning and NIMBYism, from both the "my view!!!!1" types and the "only 100% affordable housing!!!!1" types. I also suspect a number of these groups are being funded by property developers and landlords looking to drive prices even higher.

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Re:Do rent controls work? by simoncion on Tuesday September 01, 2015 @01:30AM (#10150883)
> ...it would just cause all rents to increase at a slower rate.

Rents increasing at the same rate as inflation is 100% okay. I don't think that anyone thinks that this is a bad idea. (Indeed, the SF Rent Board allows an annual rent increase for rent controlled apartments that is slaved to the CPI for the area.)

Rents increasing by 75% per year, every single year is not okay.

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