rent control

American  

noun

1. government control over the amount of rent charged, as for housing.

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rent control British  

noun

1. regulation by law of the rent a landlord can charge for domestic accommodation and of his right to evict tenants

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Other Word Forms

• rent-controlled adjective

Etymology

Origin of rent control

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

For instance, if he wants to freeze rents for subsidised housing, he can appoint people aligned with this policy on the city's rent control board.

From BBC

Three decades ago the state passed a law that prohibited local governments from applying rent control to single-family homes and apartments built after 1995.

From The Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the November 13, 2025, print edition as 'Rent Control as a Constitutional Taking'.

From The Wall Street Journal

For decades, the Bowl and the Tahitian remained among the only places along the California coast still under rent control, preserved by the Mello Act, and consequently, some of the only affordable housing in the Palisades.

From Los Angeles Times

A year later, Biggs fell into a legal dispute with city of Los Angeles over a plan to split up the property that residents characterized as a move to circumvent rent control.

From Los Angeles Times