Zohran Mamdani wants to freeze rents for New Yorkers. Here's why it's controversial.

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Zohran Mamdani speaks during his victory party in the Queens borough of New York City.
Zohran Mamdani, New York City's Democratic nominee for mayor, has pledged to replace members of the Rent Guidelines Board with people committed to freezing rents.

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When renters get locked out, it's unlikely they'll ever get back in.

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A couple standing in front of the car they live in.
Henisha Dunn, right, and her fiancé were forced out of their basement apartment in Atlanta in February 2023.

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It took a woman 3 years and cost her $200K to kick a tenant out of her LA home. She says she cried when she saw the bloody mess he left.

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An image provided to Business Insider appears to show a human dummy alongside packets of zip ties in Alison Weinsweig's apartment.
An image provided to Business Insider appears to show a human dummy alongside packets of zip ties in Alison Weinsweig's apartment.

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A tenant accused of turning a $1.7M LA home into an illegal Airbnb says he did nothing wrong and will sue his landlord

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Drone shot of homes in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Homes in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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One New Yorker won $150,000 when she found out her landlord had been overcharging her. Now a bunch more tenants are using stabilization laws to get money back and pay cheaper rent.

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Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Residential apartment buildings are seen on July 26, 2022 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.

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Renters are getting more perks as increased construction adds to housing market supply

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Construction workers build a residential high rise
Construction workers build a residential high rise.

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An Airbnb guest who has overstayed for 542 days was kicked out of another rental just 2 months earlier

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An aerial view of Oakland, California.

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Low-income renters are frustrated by Biden's new plan to make housing more affordable because they don't think it does enough to combat surging rents

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President Joe Biden speaks at the White House on January 12, 2023.

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