Rent control is one of the many things the government used to stabilize, protect and better public life and conditions of housing. Rent control policies have followed the trends of the country’s economic and political activities to accommodate for everyone…. Continue Reading →
In this reading, it was insightful to learn how the political atmosphere of World War I affected rent-control policies and housing policies. A common theme I noticed in reading about the post-war controls of World-War I and World War II was… Continue Reading →
Today’s reading gave a thorough overview of the rent regulation history of New York City, and how it evolved into its current form. The piece that stuck the most with me were two small paragraphs, the first of which stated:… Continue Reading →
Looking at the statistics, according to the Housing and Vacancy Survey (HVS), “a third (33.5%) of rental households pay more than 50% of their household income in gross rent (up from 33.1% in 2011).” I found this statistic somewhat shocking… Continue Reading →
Rent control is just one policy that has played a prominent role in shaping economic activity across time. Many measures like this including minimum wage laws and milk prices has received widespread acceptance as necessary to promote the general welfare… Continue Reading →
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