09433. RENT CONTROL IN AMERICA. An analysis of restrictive rent control programs in the U.S., using New York City and the California examples of Berkeley and Santa Monica as prototypes. Distinguishes between moderate and restrictive rent control. Concludes that restrictive rent control programs artificially constrict housing markets and ultimately harm those they seek to help -- the lower income renter. 12 pages, 20 footnotes, 20 bibliographic sources.