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rent control

American

noun

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

rent control British

noun

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

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