Rent Control Debate Heats Up With Legislative Sessions Underway

The Wall Street Journal’s Laura Kuisto dives into calls for rent control legislation cropping up in statehouses across the country this legislative cycle.

“Calls for rent-control legislation are growing across the U.S. as apartment tenants endure sharply rising rents and memories fade of the downsides of price caps.

“Lawmakers and advocates in California, Illinois and Washington state are pushing to repeal state laws that forbid rent control or place limits on cities’ ability to regulate rent increases.”

Read more here.