rent-controlled
Legally capped housing
Rent-controlled describes housing where government regulations limit how much landlords can charge or increase rent.
Rent control typically applies in cities with tight housing markets, protecting tenants from sharp price increases: She's lived in the same rent-controlled apartment for thirty years.
The policies vary widely—some freeze rents, others cap annual increases.
Offset by external funding
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- means-testedContingent on financial status
- affordableReasonably priced
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
budget-friendly · accessible · discounted · voucher · working-class · fixed-income
Rented unit in building
- walkupElevatorless apartment building
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- prewarBefore a conflict
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
studio · one-bedroom · high-rise · building · unit · dwelling · multi-family · Manhattan
Removal from usual location
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- holdoutOne refusing to participate
vanishing · endangered · investor · turnover
Sectioning areas by use
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
Suitability for dwelling
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
- sublettingRenting out rented property
Able to be foreseen
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- locked-inFixed and unchangeable
- protectedKept from harm
- unchangingNot varying at all
subsidized
Offset by external funding
- low-incomeEarning below average wages
- means-testedContingent on financial status
- affordableReasonably priced
cost-effective · budget-friendly · accessible · discounted · voucher · working-class · fixed-income
apartment
Rented unit in building
- walkupElevatorless apartment building
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- prewarBefore a conflict
tenement · studio · one-bedroom · high-rise · building · unit · dwelling · multi-family · Manhattan · Berkeley
displacement
Removal from usual location
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- redevelopmentRebuilding an existing area
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
holdout · vanishing · endangered · investor · turnover
zoning
Sectioning areas by use
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
habitability
Suitability for dwelling
- buyoutPurchase of controlling interest
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
predictable
Able to be foreseen
unchanging · steady · permanent · established · generational
- urban housingapartment, flat, condominium, penthouse, studio
- occupancyoccupant, tenant, lessee, lodger, boarder
- rental termslease, sublease, sublet, leased, renew
- housing statushomeowner, tenant, landlord, owned, for sale
- apartmentsapartment, studio, flat, triplex, loft
- public housingpublic housing, social housing, council housing, housing estates, housing project
rent-controlleduncontrolled
Lacking any regulation
free-market · unregulated · deregulated · decontrolled · unrestricted
rent-controlledunregulated
Not controlled by rules
deregulated · decontrolled · unrestricted · unsubsidized · laissez-faire
rent, control, rents, rented, renting, rental, rentals, renter, renters