Rent Control Creates Higher Rents in SF

Re:Rent Control Creates Higher Rents in SF by transitorykris on Monday March 16, 2015 @10:29PM (#9215932)

I've witnessed a couple in a SF 1 bedroom rent controlled apartment (of many years) fret over when to have a child. A 2 bedroom at market rate is a non-trivial change. It certainly feels like a trap to them.

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Re:Rent Control Creates Higher Rents in SF by coldtea on Tuesday March 17, 2015 @04:46AM (#9216852)

Isn't the expensive rent for the 2-bedroom the actual trap that prevents them from moving?

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Re:Rent Control Creates Higher Rents in SF by wpietri on Thursday March 19, 2015 @12:14PM (#9232926)

A trap they only have the opportunity to be in because they weren't forced out many years ago by increasing rents.

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