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

I didn’t want to go because it meant I’d lose my precious rent-controlled apartment on Central Park West as well as the supportive New York theater community I’d worked so hard to get into.

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

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

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