rent gouging
Predatory housing pricing
Rent gouging is charging excessively high rent, especially during housing shortages, emergencies, or in markets where tenants have few alternatives.
The term carries moral judgment—implying landlords are exploiting vulnerability rather than responding to legitimate market conditions: Tenants accused the management company of rent gouging after the hurricane.
Some jurisdictions have laws against it, though definitions of "excessive" vary.
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- tenantOne who rents property
- evictionForced departure from rental
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
predatory · overpriced · unaffordable · cost of living · squeeze · housing crisis · housing market · slumlord · lease · month to month · security deposit · hike · skyrocket · profiteering · extortion · displacement · desperation · unfair
- exploitationexploit, predatory, sex trafficking, take advantage, human trafficking
- housing abuseslumlord, illegal eviction, housing discrimination, lockout, illegal entry
rent gougingsubsidized housing
Income-based rental assistance
rent subsidy · affordable housing · rent control · rent stabilization · housing assistance
rent gougingrent control
Housing price regulation
rent stabilization · tenant protection · price controls · tenant rights · rent freeze
rent, rents, rented, renting, rental, rentals, renter, renters, gouge