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Business & Economics
How New York Can Get Out of Its Rent Control Mess
Summary
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82% Informative
Authors: Let each landlord decontrol one unit per year, let tenants bequeath their rent-controlled apartments.
Authors: Repeal of rent control is politically infeasible, but a gradual, commonsense approach to rent control reform will ultimately fail.
Authors say rent control's biggest losers are newcomers, immigrants, and younger generations locked out of market.
VR Score
84
Informative language
84
Neutral language
39
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
63
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
medium-lived
External references
5
https://nypost.com/2014/03/02/hotel-hermit-got-17m-to-make-way-for-15-central-park-westhttps://www.kentclarkcenter.org/surveys/rent-controlhttps://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257%2Fjep.32.1.3&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR31QGZCxGZPnvhFPaQXmLShDGd3CmsrL9RxdQrX9Bi4sr36GPZRSTewZco_aem_JTkKi6V2hyanfzWwX8xl9Ahttps://www.wsj.com/articles/st-paul-rent-control-backfire-minnesota-twin-cities-permits-building-apartments-11657472375https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2023/04/17/more-flexible-zoning-helps-contain-rising-rents
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