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Same. I’m in a rent control place and I would never ever make the mistake of moving in a place that can arbitrarily increase its rent. I fee bad for people who didn’t have a choice and will probably have to move out at some point because of that :/


Do you feel trapped at all? My understanding is that rent control only affects increases. So if the area you live in becomes less desirable, you're likely to face a choice of "starting over" and paying market rate, or sticking with your current living arrangement due to not wanting to lose that rate.


I feel trapped living in SF yes. You can’t purchase anything because it’s too expensive and if I want to move to a different place next year probably the prices will have increased.




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