this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

did the US have more rent controlled areas in central business districts - i guess that would vary by state/county/city?

In the UK there was a lot more rent controls in 40s-60s ish (then varying a bit over 70s) but basically was abolished entirely in the (mid-late) 1980s.