A for rent sign hangs outside a Portland building while voters are decide the fate of a proposed rent control ordinance. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN

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Matthew Gagnon looks at rent control from the landlord’s point of view. No surprise there. For renters, it is a fair policy, especially for low-income people.

I could afford to live in an expensive city for many years because of rent control. My 80-year-old friend could stay in his apartment with thousands of books.

Peg Cruikshank

Corea        

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