NAA Insights: Rent Control Leads to Increased Housing Inadequacy, Study Finds

A study recently released by the National Apartment Association found that rent control leads to a reduction in housing quality. The research examined the empirical link between the quality of housing and rent control penetration, and one of the main conclusions of the analysis is that the increase in the number of rental homes that are subject to rent control in a particular community is strongly correlated to increasing reports of housing inadequacy, interior deficiencies and neighborhood problems. NAA Director of Advocacy Research Leah Cuffy shared details about the findings of the study with Multi-Housing News Senior Editor Laura Calugar in a new episode of our NAA Insights quarterly podcast series.