Tag: rent controls

Price Controls and Other Economic Myths Pushed by Politicians

Every cat in my house will be relieved when the election is over. It annoys them when I shout back at political ads and interviews about misguided economic proposals. One of the latest of these is price caps on everything from groceries to rent and even interest...

Do Rent Controls Really Help Tenants?

Given that I’ve been a landlord since I bought my first rental house at age 19, I was surprised to realize recently that I’ve never written about rent controls. Here’s the quick primer: rent controls are laws established by government, typically a municipality,...