Should the government implement rent control policies to limit the amount landlords can charge for rent?

Yes, as housing is a human right. However, I believe that we should develop more housing so that the amount landlords can charge can also go down substantially.

Yes; the control policies should be implemented, but under certain conditions, and they should be flexible.

Depending on the wage of the tenant, it wouldn't be fair to make it so they are unable to have somewhere to live

Local governments should tax values based in their productive value, rather than the speculative/market value, to force idle land into production. Rents will come down as a a result.

just fair market price that allows for landlord to still maintaina profit to incentivise landlords to keep buying properties

They should regulate it to a certain extent but most people should be allowed to charge what they want

If they want to add something new or putting in something there not suppose to they should be able to charge extra.

Yes, because some companies increase insurance rent because of teenager driving, even though there are some teenagers that follow the law and drive safely.

Yes, corporations are charging overpriced rent for people, thus hurting the economy and by implementing some sort of rent control, American society will suffer less from rent and housing issues.

Affordable housing should come from subsidies and incentives for builders to increase affordable inventory

There should be an increase in housing supply and a limitation on how much property someone can own to prevent hoarding and corporate buying up of housing.

Only if the landlord is charging an unreasonable amount and rent should be based on the the quality of the apartment and the services the landlord offers.

not but if a tenet has a problem with rent they should take it civil court and if landlords are charging a unreasonable amount for rent they should be punished

First the government needs to rescind the rent control exemptions of corporate landlords. Placing the rent control limitations on small, individual landlords is incredibly unfair and surely must be illegal.

Landlords should have a rent limit and should not raise rent just because there is a great housing demand in the market. However the government should not interfere too much with the free market.

Landlords should be allowed to impose renting, but should not be allowed to be too high, based on the size of the property

There should be a limit but I feel like it should be a very loose limit that is based on the actual property

I think it depends on the location of the housing, but for everywhere I feel that the government could offer incentives to the landlords for rent control rather then mandating it.

They will only be able to lower rent/control rent prices if the cost of living doesn’t continue to rise. Otherwise you will have issues in people not being able to afford the rental properties/quality will be an issue.

If the renters are up to date on their payments and the landlord raises rent without reason, then I believe they have the right to implement the policies.

landlords shouldn't be able to charge unlimited amount of rent just because the interest rates are high and people cant afford to buy homes.

I feel like it depends on what the circumstances are and how this would be implemented into society.

Yes, but the potential gains lost because of the rent control policies should be subsidized by the government

No because if rent is too high somewhere then you can just go somewhere else and that place will have to lower prices

The renter should research and have knowledge about the housing costs in their area, if they are exploited, it's their fault and they should hold themselves accountable.

No, the renter should research and have knowledge about the rent in their area and if they don't it's their fault.

Yes, there needs to be an assessment on the property so the rent is charged accordingly. Profit should be allowed, but only to a certain extent. Many landlords are making a huge profit on a property they don't attempt to fix or clean up.

No increase the supply of homes and the demand will react accordingly. Changes should be made to zoning to make building homes easier.

No but there MUST be some sort of a cap or some stipulations on what landlords can charge at max. Or only a certain percentage of rent amount can be increased each year. And have incentives for long time residents. Maybe lower increases. Or maybe on how many properties can be owned in one area. Or How much revenue can be earned in one area. I'm all for making money and proprietary but at the same time, Landlords shouldn't be able to say the sky's the limit with rent and charge astronomical amounts.

Instead of implementing control policies for the landowners, they can focus on other properties that can be replaced, such as abandoned houses and empty buildings. By doing this, they could create more affordable housing options for people without needing to limit what landlords can do. This way, they could provide more homes for people while also making better use of existing properties.

Only carefully and in cases where they won't significantly reduce housing production (or after significantly expanding public housing construction)

Yes but price control isn't an ideal solution to decreasing inflation as it will decrease profits for landlords and make them unable to provide housing for tenants.

Yes but in limited circumstances where there are substantial housing shortages in very high cost markets.

Yes, but only for real estate investment companies / corporations, and not for individual landlords.

Yes for people who have lived in an area for years and are being priced out of their own neighborhoods.

Yes, and there should be some controls on mortgage companies to stabilize mortgage payments so they are not out of control.

Only in areas where the price of housing is significantly different than average income levels in the area. All people that work hard for their families should have access to housing they can afford.

It should depend on the situation and the type of owner. Every owner of a property should not be forced to adhere to the rent control. Developer who rent out as a business rather than single property needs to adhere to rent control.

There should be a cap on how many single family homes an individual or company can own. Or they should be taxed progressively

Rent control policies have been shown to increase rent prices because landlords raise it yearly to the market rate cap set by the state. I believe we should investigate other ways to reduce the cost of housing than rent control with a specific decided percentage.

No, They should introduce policies that reduce the amount landlords can charge indirectly rather than directly limiting the amount

No, but the government should incentivize the building of additional housing when and where the market fails to do so

I think there should be a way for people to afford housing. If an apartment building is privately owned, how can the government place a mandate on it.

Yes, perhaps in certain places where it makes sense

It’s hard to say since living conditions are so different depending on the location and even different housing locations

Yes and the government should mandate a percentage of low income to high density housing dependent on an area's population.

It depends on the government and the tax rates in the state, as well as, what is the situation for families.

Only where housing vs. population is scarce to be determined by the lowest relevant level of government.

Yes, but with local income in mind and perhaps a rental range rather than a one price fits all. Rent has become outrageous.

Landlord should not have a Max on how much they can charge for rent, but should have higher standards that match the cost of rent. Regular inspections and assessments on the value of the property can better determine the cost of rent to be fair to tenants.

yes, but only for corporate owners of many units. Exceptions and carveouts should be made for single unit rentals.

The government should manage a big public rental company, with ability to set by competition the range of rent prices.

No, because rent control has proven to be failed policy + rapidly building affordable housing and establishing a Land Value Tax would be more effective

Although the government should use rent control in certain instances, this form of involvement should be minimized. It should serve mainly as a protection against absorbent prices and gentrification without imposing strict regulations.

I don't believe in the effectiveness of rent control unless it's paired with increasing housing supply

We need to stop allowing properties to be subdevided and used as airbnb rentals. there should be a quota on both in towns/cities.

Affordable housing should be a right and policies that support more housing being built should be implemented

i think yes because some landlords charge way over than they should and that is not fair because some of the rents are like literally paying a house which should not be like that

yes, but they shouldn't charge low-income families over $245 in rent for homes with more than 5 members including adults. and if they are low-income with fewer family members they should charge them no more than $265 in rent.

YES! Because landlords don't exactly know what each resident is going through financially. So it would be considerate for the government to control the rent policies by lowering them.