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by asdff 2529 days ago
You can come back to market price between tenants. Rent control doesn't discourage new construction: https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/242/docs/Rent_Matters_...
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I realize the reasonable 7% cap prevents this in Oregon’s case, but in NYC you will find rent controlled apartments kept thru two generations, now used as storage only because the cost is so low. Sometimes a rent controlled apartment can cost less then a storage unit after 30yrs.