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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by solatic on Thursday March 19, 2026 @08:57AM (#47438610)
Rent control is literally the removal of the right to evict a tenant who refuses the otherwise-uncontrolled rent increase you request. The inability to evict them for refusing the rent increase is what de-facto keeps the rent from increasing beyond its controlled limit.
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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by fyredge on Friday March 20, 2026 @11:17AM (#47455838)
Oh, I get that, but what's stopping the landlord from evicting someone who damages their property? Or if the landlord no longer wants to rent and wants to live in it themselves?
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