rent control
A legal limit on the maximum allowable percentage increase which a landlord may charge…A legal limit on the maximum allowable percentage increase which a landlord may charge for the cost of a rental unit per year. This limit can be determined at the local, county, or state level.
» I don't support rent control.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)A legal limit on the maximum allowable percentage increase which a landlord may charge for the cost of a rental unit per year. This limit can be determined at the local, county, or state level.
Mietpreisbremse, Mieterschutz, Mietkontrolle
Examples
3 sentencesI don't support rent control.
Tom lives in a rent-controlled apartment.
Rent control limits the rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment.
ruРегулирование арендной платы ограничивает сумму, которую арендодатель имеет право взимать за квартиру. — Karok
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: rent controls| Singular | rent control |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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