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By Jim Dalrymple II, Inman First it was Oregon, which passed an unprecedented state-wide rent control law in February. Then it was New York, where in June lawmakers approved a bill that strengthened a number of protections for tenants, including limits on rent hikes.... And then California jumped on board, approving its own state-wide rent control bill in October. As 2019 draws to a close, it's safe to say it turned out to be a watershed year for rent control. Undoubtedly, that's good news for millions of renters in the states with new or newly strengthened rent control laws; at a time of stagnating wages, the specter of being priced out of a home has now diminished for many people. But even as renters themselves have welcomed new rent control regulations, some economists have pumped the brakes. In their view, rent control may offer short-term benefits but also comes with a number of unintended long-term side effects. Ironically, some experts have argued that, thanks to supply and demand dynamics, those side effects actually include less affordable housing and an overall more costly rental landscape. Rent control, in other words, can backfire and make worse the very problems it aims to solve. The issue is hotly debated and its unlikely the advocates and skeptics of rent control will see eye to eye any time soon. But in the meantime, the debate itself highlights the fact that anyone interested in affordable housing may want to temper their celebrations over 2019's new rent control laws.