rent control

Rent control — refers to laws or ordinances that set price controls on the renting of residential housing. It functions as a price ceiling.History of rent controls in AmericaIn the United States during World War I, rents were controlled through the efforts of… …   Wikipedia

rent control — rent con·trol n: government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction rent–con·trolled adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. rent control …   Law dictionary

rent control — Municipal regulation restricting the amount of rent that a building owner can charge. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * rent control rent control ➔ control1 * * * rent control UK US noun [C or U] ► PROPERTY, GOVERNMENT the act of a government …   Financial and business terms

rent control — rent controlled, adj. government control over the amount of rent charged, as for housing. [1930 35] * * * …   Universalium

rent control — /ˈrɛnt kəntroʊl/ (say rent kuhntrohl) noun a regulatory system for assessing and controlling the rent which a property owner may charge under a lease …   Australian English dictionary

rent control — rent con.trol n [U] when a city or a state uses laws to control the cost of renting houses and apartments …   Dictionary of contemporary English

rent control — / rent kənˌtrəυl/ noun government regulation of rents …   Dictionary of banking and finance

rent control — noun : government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction * * * noun [noncount] chiefly US : a system in which the government determines how much rent can be charged for an apartment, house, etc. rent… …   Useful english dictionary

rent control — noun Date: 1931 government regulation of the amount charged as rent for housing and often also of eviction • rent controlled adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

rent control — A restriction or limitation imposed in certain cities upon the maximum rent that may be charged on rental property …   Black's law dictionary

rent control — noun The official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property …   Wiktionary