单词 | rent control |
释义 | > as lemmasrent control rent control n. government control and regulation of the amounts charged for rented housing (esp. of a particular type), either by setting rent levels or restricting rent increases. ΚΠ 1916 Marion (Ohio) Star 12 Mar. 8/1 The representatives of property owners imposed..withdrawal of OPA federal residential rent control from states adopting their own residential rent control laws. 1931 Rep. Inter-Departmental Committee Rent Restrictions Acts (Min. Health) xiv. 46 Some of us, if we had had the task of devising the original system of rent control..would perhaps have proposed the setting up of rent courts. 1997 Nation (N.Y.) 23 June 18/2 The major unions have made preserving rent control a priority..because many of their members live in regulated apartments. < as lemmas |
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