Should the government implement rent control policies to limit the amount landlords can charge for rent?

I think there should be something akin to rent control but I don't trust the government. I am problably closer to wanting to see some form of incentivization as opposed to coercion.

NO... The government should not implement rent control. Price caps violate cause and effect by discouraging construction and maintenance, shrinking supply, degrading quality, and worsening shortages over time. Justice and stewardship are better served by expanding housing supply and competition, not suppressing prices in ways that ultimately harm renters, especially the most vulnerable.

no, but he government can provide affordable housing. That also creates more jobs and gives back to the communities

Only in some Markets, where the cost of living has gotten out of control. And the need to reduce monopolies/ownership groups from using software or coercing with other Commercial owners to influence the highs & lows of rents.

It depends on how low they make it because the land lords make a large portion of their money off of it and couldn't survive without it, but on that same note, it shouldn't be outrageously high cost rent.

Yes and no. I think they need to regulate and remove large corporations and their subsidiaries from being involved in residential ownership, sales and more and regulate those specific organizations and any related, owned or funded businesses.

The government should slow down private equity businesses from purchasing single family homes to rent for profit.

To a certain extent, people need places to live, and these renters do need to have their own income to pay for their investment and to live.

If they do it needs to be a percentage of revenue not a set number so that land lords don’t set it at the highest limit

The government should implement a system where the higher the income for the person, the higher the rent.

Only up to a certain point...the landlord should not be able to charge double the price of their mortgage. In case the property is paid off, no more than 20% over the normal mortgage with surrounding homes

More attention should be paid to the affordable housing situation than just the rent amounts. Landlords should be held more accountable for the quality of the housing that they provide regardless of the rent.

Increase taxes for any land beyond the first, and tie all taxes to the land itself rather than what's built on it de-incentivizing hoarding of property

To a point, the government should prevent landlords from price-gouging practices or increasing rents of an extensive amount without cause, such as an increase in property taxes, utilities, and price of ownership caused by inflation

No, instead they should focus on having a balanced budget so that the economy could become healthy and stable so therefore rent prices are not high

Only to Big business buying and then hiking up rent but people should be able to own how many houses they want.

No, the government should stay out of commerce and private business altogether and let the free market perform

I think that there should be laws so the landlords can't overprice buildings and I think they shouldn't be able to do unreasonable rent increases they know people in their building cant afford.

I think if a landlord is allowed to keep raising rent then the place should be in impeccable condition. They should have everything they need and when 1 tenant moves out and a new one moves in, everything should be renovated not just cleaned. New carpet, new paint, new appliances as long as they aren't super old and still work, new locks, air conditioning etc...

Market forces should drive costs. The government will take away supply. However the gov has to protect from monopolies

Rent is so high because mortgages are! It can’t be one way across the board. People won’t want to invest if they can’t even get their mortgage covered by rent?

No, but other measures should be put in place to prevent the mass buy ups of single family homes by large corporations.

Yes, and there should be stricter mandated regulations for maintaining the properties, to prevent housing quality issues.

It just depends, its more of how the economy is doing, although there should be something so its not too expensive.

Absolutely. The ongoing problem we have when we finally get the minimum wage raised by a couple dollars is that the cost of living immediately increases by a higher margin than said increase and that calculates to actually making less despite the numeric increase in income. If we cap the cost of limit we will combat the necessity to constantly need to raise minimum wage.

Should increase taxes on owners of multiple dwelling units to discourage renters and encourage buying.

Yes, but only in cases where large corporations that own large amounts of real estate in an area can control the prices (ie Blackrock)

Less inflation = lower rent costs. The government shouldn't have to have a say in what a landlord does. If it's easy to simply live as an American (groceries, gas, etc.) then rent price will decrease too. Any landlord charging too much will be forced to bring rent price down.

No, but government should regulate the purchase of multiple homes for the purpose of renting unless they build or rennovate

Renting as part of a business should be outlawed, but private individuals should be able to rent out individual properties without such regulations

No - the free and voluntary exchange of goods and services between consenting parties is a cornerstone of freedom & liberty, and thus should not be meddled with by any government.

No, and the government should not allow large corporations to purchase single family homes. There should be a required listing period for a home to be on the market before a non-individual can make bids on single family homes.

No, but landlords should not have the freedom to charge rent that is higher than the property is worth staying at.

The landlords underlying mortgages should also not be able to be raised beyond a certain threshold. it is not entirely up to the landlord what they charge for rent. nb

If the property taxes lower for landlords. I do believe there should be a limit to how much should be charged based off the taxes

Yes, but it would be better if we implemented a land value tax instead to deincentivize mass scale ownership of rental properties.

The government should limit the amount of increases to be consistent with inflation. They are here to protect t the citizens not controle free enterprise!

If you live in an apartment complex the landlord can only charge for the space you live in, and the monthly rent charge is deductible depending on any issues that are not fixed by the month of reporting.

Depends on the circumstances. Government should intervein and bring back affordable housing. Housing prices are outrageous.

I lean towards no, but rent increases should still be responsible and reasonable for the renter. Maybe limit by percentage annually.

Yes, in that the rate of increase can only match inflation. Long term renters (especially elderly) should not be penalized because market value went up.

Yes, but only for profit above a certain amount, or based on square footage so can't charge over a certain range for the square footage depending on average income of the area.

Rent should be determined and placed at a fair market value

No, the government needs to stop usurping power and authority where it is not constitutionally given to them. It is up to the state.

No, government should not regulate rent, and landlords should not be able to raise rent without due process