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"I don't have much time," she replied, "but rent control is such an important issue."
ANOTHER disclaimer is in order here. I don't believe that simply scrapping rent control would solve the housing crisis. Free-marketeers don't recognize that the people who get left out of the housing market face a fate worse than those who bid too low in the Ec 10...
The point is that there will always be fewer rent-controlled apartments than there are people who want them. The wealthy and well-placed have the ability and resources to find the rent-controlled apartments. The low-income renters who really need cheap housing don't.
Of course, not every rent-controlled apartment is occupied by a non-needy person. But the system definitely favors them, and several studies of New York tenants show that those who live in rent-controlled apartments have, on average, higher incomes than those who don't.
"I don't believe that people are really in support of affordable housing," said Graham. She said the fees should be higher than three dollars per square foot.