Rent control isn’t what it seems

Studies show that a lack of supply drives housing costs

UP1

Since rent control was enacted in San Francisco in 1994, the rental market

shrank by 6%

while rents rose 5.1% across the city.2

Research shows that people of color receive

Fewer

discounts than white renters.3

Studies show that rent control increases landlords’

INABILITY

to keep up with repairs.4

A recent Census Bureau report found that

One-third

of rent-controlled apartments had rodents, double the figure for non-rent-controlled buildings.5