rent-controlled
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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I quit my corporate career in New York City and gave up a rent-controlled apartment in Jersey City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
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 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
Plus, the idea of one of us giving up our rent-controlled apartment felt like throwing a pot of gold into the Pacific.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 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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