Rent Controls

Concept of Rent Controls in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Rent Controls: A legal maximum on rental price. Used extensively during World War II. Modernly, a control on subsidized housing, where the rent is paid partly by the government agency, and a maximum rent is established, not by the landlord, but by the agency.

Concept of Rent Controls in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Rent Controls: A legal maximum on rental price. Used extensively during World War II. Modernly, a control on subsidized housing, where the rent is paid partly by the government agency, and a maximum rent is established, not by the landlord, but by the agency.