Rent control today looks far different from the rent freeze New York City enacted after World War II. Most rent controls today simply restrict annual rent increases and guarantee landlords a "fair return" in return for maintaining their properties.

a. How would the economic effects of today's rent controls differ from the rent control programs depicted in your textbook?

b. Do you consider them an appropriate mechanism to address the disproportionate power that landlords hold over tenants?

c. If not, what policies would you recommend to address that inequity and the lack of affordable housing in U.S. cities? (Radical)