[hunterpayne]

The markets with rent control have astronomical increases in rent when compared to markets without rent control. Also, you lose supply when there is a unit that it doesn't make sense to renovate because the future rent won't be high enough to cover it. So it remains unrented instead.

[julianeon]

Sure, but from the perspective of the individual renter (who arguably doesn't have the power to change rent control law anyway), their point stands.

[danesparza]

I mean, I would argue that's why rent control exists in the first place: Because there is a market with astronomical increases in rent (not the other way around, like you are suggesting)