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If developers of new buildings are able to 'opt-in' to rent control, that seems like a good idea. No one is getting screwed, there. We still run the risk of building up an unmoveable core of rent-controlled units where none of the tenants can ever afford to move, but it should be a relatively small portion, overall.
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Tenants can't afford to move in our non-rent controlled city, Reymont. They also can't afford to stay. Or they aren't given the choice. This is a logically flawed argument against rent control. It's meant to protect existing residents in their homes. In that way, it does it's job. Other tools are needed to keep costs down for new or newly vacant units.

We already have an opt-in version of inclusionary zoning that isn't working.

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