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The fight over rent control has been most intense out West, where in 2019, lawmakers in California and Oregon approved statewide caps on annual rent increases.

Voters will be making a decision on a measure that will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot to limit rent increases in Pasadena.

Cities and counties across the country are pushing measures aimed at stabilizing or controlling rents at a time when housing prices are skyrocketing

SAN FRANCISCO -- Liberty McCoy was out Saturday urging voters to pass a Nov. 8 ballot measure to limit rent increases in Pasadena because shes afraid shell be priced out

Supporters say rent control policies on the Nov. 8 ballot are the best short-term option to dampen rising rents and ensure vulnerable residents remain housed.

California and Oregon approved statewide caps on annual rent increases. California’s annual cap cannot exceed 10% and Oregon’s is set at 7%, plus the consumer price index.

The fight over rent control has been most intense out West, where in 2019, lawmakers in California and Oregon approved statewide caps on annual rent increases.

Supporters of rent control say the Nov. 8 ballot is the best short-term option to dampen rising rents across the country.

Inflation-weary tenants in cities and counties across the country are turning to the ballot box for relief.

As rents skyrocket, initiatives across the country have put rent control on the Nov. 8 ballot. While the real-estate industry has decried rent control as draconian, many Americans say it’s needed to keep them from being priced out of their homes.