How the rent control debate is heating up

Rent control is having a moment. Debates about rent caps and other reforms are springing up across the country.  Stories of rent control — though perhaps more fable than fact — date as far back as 150 B.C. In modern times, rent caps have been on the decline in the U.S., largely falling out of fashion after the 1980s. But lately, the policy has gained traction and is now the subject of at least one presidential campaign. 

source https://therealdeal.com/2019/10/04/how-the-rent-control-debate-is-heating-up/