http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/ Issues & insights Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:33:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/comment-page-1/#comment-271518 Ankan Kd Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:26:26 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-271518 you have done very good job.. you have done very good job..

]]> http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/comment-page-1/#comment-270380 daryl Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:49:20 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-270380 The Maharashtra Rent act continues to protect tenants living in sprawling 1000 sq ft apartments paying Rs.100 per month as rent.There are many rich industrialists lawyers and other prominent citizens of mumbai living as tenants residing in these apartments.These tenants have a net value of more than Rupees one crore.But the government continues to say that they are protecting the poor and helpless.Who is the government trying to protect.The rent act is purely a vote bank device and requires to be scrapped The Maharashtra Rent act continues to protect tenants living in sprawling 1000 sq ft apartments paying Rs.100 per month as rent.There are many rich industrialists lawyers and other prominent citizens of mumbai living as tenants residing in these apartments.These tenants have a net value of more than Rupees one crore.But the government continues to say that they are protecting the poor and helpless.Who is the government trying to protect.The rent act is purely a vote bank device and requires to be scrapped

]]> http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 Ravikiran Rao Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:39:08 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-1165 Chandra, Very badly. New York has the same problems that Mumbai has. I don't know about SFO, but from what I know of rent control in the US, the cities that have them have housing shortages and crumbling infrastructure. The correlation is quite strong. Chandra,
Very badly. New York has the same problems that Mumbai has. I don’t know about SFO, but from what I know of rent control in the US, the cities that have them have housing shortages and crumbling infrastructure. The correlation is quite strong.

]]> http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Chandra Dulam Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:38:42 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-1161 While I don't favor rent control (it surely doesn't make slums less likely), I think San Francisco and New York have some kind of rent control. Surely Mumbai buildings are more dilapidated then buildings in those two cities. I wonder how the controls work in these cities? While I don’t favor rent control (it surely doesn’t make slums less likely), I think San Francisco and New York have some kind of rent control. Surely Mumbai buildings are more dilapidated then buildings in those two cities. I wonder how the controls work in these cities?

]]> http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Amit Varma Thu, 08 Dec 2005 09:58:40 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-1152 Thanks Manoj, my mistake. Changing now. Thanks Manoj, my mistake. Changing now.

]]> http://indianeconomy.org/2005/12/08/one-consequence-of-the-rent-control-act/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Manoj Thu, 08 Dec 2005 09:22:09 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/?p=169#comment-1149 The amount should be $540 mn not $5.4 bn as mentoned The amount should be $540 mn not $5.4 bn as mentoned

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