I know of a woman who was able to live in a decent rent controlled apartment for 400 dollars a month or some crazy number and the owner had no recourse at all to raise the rent or anything. She finally died in December and the owner was thrilled....I know that sounds awful but when you are basically bankrupting the owners what can you do.
But it seems like the obverse of the rent control is the property-tax control that goes with it?
She must not have had other family, b/c those apartments can be passed down.