- Sacramento City Council approves rent control measure. New cap on increases takes effect soon https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article233802817.html 6 comments politics
- Biden’s Rent Control Gambit | The president’s proposal for a nationwide rent cap is unlikely to pass Congress, but its radicalism is noteworthy. https://www.city-journal.org/article/bidens-rent-control-gambit 53 comments politics
- 'Universal Rent Control' Is the Left-Wing Dream That's Actually Happening. Capping the amount that landlords can raise what you owe every year is no longer a total fantasy. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vbwqd8/universal-rent-control-is-the-left-wing-dream-thats-actually-happening 202 comments politics
- Mayor Sadiq Khan to look at imposing rent controls in London - Sadiq Khan told an MP that London needed to adopt a “strategic approach to rent stabilisation and control”, since the arguments in favour of capping rent inflation are becoming “overwhelming”. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/10/mayor-sadiq-khan-to-look-at-imposing-rent-controls-in-london 11 comments worldnews
- Berlin rent cap: Capital is first German city to introduce controls on what landlords can charge http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/berlin-rent-cap-capital-is-first-german-city-to-introduce-controls-on-what-landlords-can-charge-10290833.html 11 comments europe