Posts Tagged ‘Rent Control’

Rent control has its advocates as well as its opponents. Therefore, it’s good to be armed with the proper information before you readily believe some of the myths that have been spread about the subject that you don’t know about. Myth #1 – Crime Increases When Rent Control Is Enforced Some people are under the […] read more

When renting an apartment that has rent control laws, view this as a good thing. There are ways to make these laws work for you, not against you. Limited Reasons for Eviction While landlords in the past have been able to abuse the eviction process, those days are over. Thanks to the rent control laws, […] read more

During World War II many largely populated cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago adopted rent stabilization and rent control laws to fortify and protect affordable housing. Rent control laws came into effect as early as 1919 stemming from the result of public outrage towards individuals and organizations taking advantage of the economic vulnerability of […] read more

So, you have decided to move the beautiful bay city of San Francisco. Whether you have just received a job transfer or you are unsure of how long you will be residing there, you have decided that renting an apartment is best choice for you. But before you move to San Francisco, you should know […] read more

Rent control is a set of laws, which is adopted by a local or state government, designed to protect tenants. The most common factors that rent control laws regulate are the maximum rent price, how much rent can go up when re-signing a lease, and what options are available to tenants who live in rental […] read more

The concept of rent control has existed to some degree since around World War I. It grew to include several states (and a number of counties and cities within these states) following World War II. The concept of rent control is that it places caps on the maximum amount of money a landlord can charge […] read more

Only a handful of states in the entire United States (including New York, New Jersey, California and Maryland) have rent control laws. None of them has statewide laws. Instead, cities within these states pass their own rent control laws. State laws affect city rent control ordinances (also called rent stabilization or maximum rent regulation), so […] read more

A user passed along this article as a good overview of how to get the most out of your rental, and we thought you might find it interesting and informative. Here's a summary from the full article; click the link below to read these tips and the comments from this top personal finance website publisher. read more

As a general rule, landlords aren't exactly in favor of rent controls. There are plenty of tactics they use to work around rent controls, including trying to force out current tenants so that the landlord can adjust the rent to market rates, thereby leasing to higher-paying renters. read more