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by indigo0086 627 days ago
Rent controls limit the potential of the underlying asset by having Tennants hoard their current rent in ever degrading apartments. Its an artificial limitation on a resource that can be renewed to lower costs but you end up with a massive amount of rent hoarders afraid to shop around for better housing. It is such a disruption to incentives for both renters and home providers.