I do not see rent control as good and I do not think government should set prices for property owners because: -Rent control hurts people that have recently moved to a new town. -Property owners will not construct property for normal individuals as the prices that they can set for property will be regulated. - Due to rent control property owners construct apartments that are too expensive for government to limit the price on these apartments. - Rent control is an unnatural way of lowering housing costs. The only way for housing costs to be natural is for the government to not get involved. - Tenants with low incomes are unable to pay landlords and as a result they are kicked out which adds to the number of homeless and increases poverty. - Rent control is not good for landlords and individuals with low incomes Good: -Rent control makes housing affordable for people who cannot pay high prices - Controlling prices of housing ensures that landlords from being dishonest and charging absurdly high prices thus causing less available housing - In overall I think rent control brings more negatives than positives. What do you think of rent control?
