decontrol
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They eliminated vacancy decontrol, which had allowed landlords to take apartments out of rent regulation when the rent rose above a certain threshold.
From New York Times
Strengthening rent regulations and eliminating vacancy decontrol, which allows landlords to increase rents when tenants vacate apartments?
From New York Times
Now, landlords have the right to set rents at market rate each time a unit becomes vacant, a policy known as vacancy decontrol.
From Los Angeles Times
Wolf and Education Secretary Pedro Rivera needed to sign off for decontrol to move forward.
From Reuters
As a result, more and more tenants lurched toward luxury decontrol and a state of absolute panic.
From The New Yorker
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