Which Group of Individuals Most Likely Benefits from Rent Controls

question 313

Multiple Choice

Which group of individuals most likely benefits from rent controls?

• A) the unemployed who fail to obtain rental housing
• B) low-income wage earners who fail to obtain rental housing
• C) single parent families without savings or other financial assets who fail to obtain rental housing
• D) upper-income professionals who rent apartments at the price ceiling rate

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