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Re:California Approves Statewide Rent Control by nerfhammer on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @09:15PM (#20946645)
It will not help you find an affordable place to live, it will help those who already have existing leases hold on to them forever. Rent control does not create an abundance of housing, it just creates a constituency of people that gets a better deal than those who don't.
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Re:California Approves Statewide Rent Control by blisterpeanuts on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @09:23PM (#20946708)
Correct, rent control in the Boston area created haves and have-nots. It was great for those lucky enough to get in, but the rest of us were effectively subsidizing them.
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Re:California Approves Statewide Rent Control by notimetorelax on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @09:46PM (#20946895)
It’s probably the case in CA now. Just want to mention that rent control in Switzerland extends to future tenants. It can be implemented so that it gives protections.
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