In April 2020, the town council in Montclair, New Jersey, passed a rent control ordinance. The Montclair Property Owners Association
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The Roundup 11
As the destruction caused by lock downs continues to grow, housing advocates have called for numerous measures to protect tenants,
The Law of Demanding Supply
The law of supply and demand is a fundamental economic truth. One of its tenets is that when the demand
Ending Choice in the Name of Anti-discrimination
Last November, the Washington State Supreme Court unanimously upheld Seattle’s “first-come, first-served” ordinance. The law requires landlords to publicize their
Sanction of the Victim
I was recently at a party and met a woman from California. During our conversation, she mentioned that she owned
Conceding Moral Premises
An Oakland couple was recently forced to pay $6,582 in order to reoccupy their own home. The military couple had
Ballots vs. Bullets
Rent control has long been presented as a way to keep housing affordable. By forcing landlords to charge below market