But this is only true if the government is involved in the transaction . It's up to you to make a point of using the proper terms and adjectives to describe the government 's actions. Intimidate them for a change. Let the government know that what it's doing with rent control is wrong . As a political party believing that the foundation of personal liberty and choice is the concept of private property and the right to fully exercise ownership of such property, we have no choice but to condemn rent controls on both practical and moral grounds.
Rent control is blatant discrimination against the landlord.
It forces landlords to give an unearned and unagreed to benefit to tenants, without recompense. It limits landlords' income, but not their costs. It reduces the value of their property, and it erodes their right to property. The right to keep, use, buy, sell, mortgage, rent, give away, leave to heirs, etc. All these aspects of ownership are now under attack by our governments.