Ceilings & Floors: When Prices Can’t Find Their True Level

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By 2022, apartments under Metroville's rent cap showed leaky roofs, outdated heating, and pest problems as maintenance money gets redirected elsewhere, and the citywide vacancy rate fell from 5% to 2%. New apartment construction dropped 20% as builders moved projects to neighboring towns, while the controlled-unit stock itself shrank 15% within the first year of the 10% cap.

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