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rent control

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A legal limit on the maximum allowable percentage increase which a landlord may charge for the cost of a rental unit per year. This limit can be determined at the local, county, or state level.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 租金管制 (zūjīn guǎnzhì) — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • Danish: huslejeregulering — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • Dutch: huurbescherming — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • Finnish: vuokrasäännöstely — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • Finnish: vuokrasääntely — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • German: Mietpreisbremse — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • German: Mieterschutz — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • German: Mietkontrolle — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • Polish: kontrola czynszów — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • Portuguese: arrendamento controlado — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • Portuguese: controle de aluguel — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property
  • Swedish: hyresreglering — official regulation of the amount that may be charged for rented property