rent-controlled
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Landlords have started offering more buyouts to tenants living in rent-controlled apartments, and rent increases are spreading to Oakland, Calif., and San Jose.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
“The biggest one was what I felt was a major threat to the rent-controlled apartments in East Hollywood and in CD 13.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has launched a plan to start at least 6,000 rent-controlled 'Key Worker Living Rent' homes in London by 2030.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
The new job comes with a change of address as he swaps his rent-controlled apartment in the borough of Queens for Gracie Mansion, the luxurious mayor's residence on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
He lived alone in a tiny rent-controlled apartment filled with soft snack foods, letters from imprisoned radicals, and the sorts of newspapers that have no fashion section.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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