text: Does anyone remember when rent controls were at their apogee some years ago?
  
  "key money" (AKA bribes) to building managers
  
  Minimal maintenance, as there was no point. Besides the "good for nothing" tenants who were benefiting from cheap rent could pay for things like stove or bathroom repairs..New paint? Forget it.
  
  NO new construction of commercial buildings.
  
  etc., etc. etc....