In Practice, Legislated Rent Controls Are Usually Intended

question 41

Multiple Choice

In practice, legislated rent controls are usually intended

• A) to increase the demand for rental housing and to discourage private ownership of low- cost rental housing developments.
• B) to stimulate employment in the construction industry through the increased demand for new houses.
• C) to prevent landlords from making excess profits and to protect low- income tenants from increases in the cost of housing.
• D) to stabilize volatile rents, and thus to make the investment climate less uncertain for prospective investors in this sector.
• E) to prevent landlords from making excess profits and to reduce the long- term quantity of rental housing.

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