Landlords can raise rents. No rent freeze in a city I saw on the news this morning. They were debating a freeze as part of their plan to help their homeless population find shelter and get off the streets. Their final decision was to allow rents to continue on their spiral upwards. As for the homeless, the city’s plan is to provide money for them to live, temporarily, in motels and campgrounds.
I have to admit, that’s getting some of them off the streets–and out of the good citizens’ sight–at least for awhile. As far as a start toward a solution to the problem of people living inhumane lives on the streets, well, you be the judge.