countries. The strong house price and rent increases over the past decade have fueled social debate on this issue. Tenant …-country comparison. Such a comparison shows that Germany-compared to the rest of Europe-has relatively intense rent control which has …

, and specifically rent control, that were imposed in various jurisdictions in order to provide strengthened tenure … with the Constitution. The legal construction of rent control was adopted in pre-1994 South Africa, England and New York … exploitation by landlords. However, the justification for the persistent imposition of rent control in New York City is different …