rent-controlled

American  

[rent-kuhn-trohld] / ˈrɛnt kənˌtroʊld /

adjective

1. subject to rent control, in which the price a landlord can charge tenants is limited by the government.

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Example Sentences

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

Another initiative supported by Julie Menin, the speaker of the New York City Council, envisions reserving more rent-controlled housing for artists.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Crews finally are removing fire debris from the Palisades Bowl Mobile Home Estates, a roughly 170-unit, rent-controlled mobile home park along Pacific Coast Highway.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

The average rent for a rent-controlled unit in Los Angeles hovers around $1,800 a month, while market-rate units go for about $2,700.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

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