rent-controlled
Americanadjective
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He simply inhabits each character as if it’s a run-down rent-controlled apartment he’s been living in forever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Maricarmen inherited her parents’ rent-controlled lease, set decades ago under the military dictator Francisco Franco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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
Bankruptcy Court denied New York City’s request to delay an auction of more than 5,000 rent-controlled properties.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 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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