phorntita
Member
- Joined
- Feb 21, 2009
- Member Type
- Academic
- Native Language
- Thai
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- Thailand
- Current Location
- Thailand
Dear all,
I'm trying to get the concept of this paragraph. Please advise me how to simplify this paragraph into an easy one?
>> Though the government attempted to control this deterioration by imposing standards on landlords, these attempts were only partially successful , and indeed exacerbated the decline in the supply of rental housing. There was little the city government could do to stop this, short of repealing the rent control statutes for new housing,which it eventually did, though numerous older buildings remain under rent control. Many more remain under "rent stabilization" legislation, which controls the rate of increase in rents.>>
What does this sentence mean ?
short of repealing the rent control statutes for new housing
I assume it meant that the government should cancel the regulations about the Rent Control for a short period of time for new housing which will help in the shortage of supply of rental housing. Is it correct? Thank you for your time. :-D
Phorntita
I'm trying to get the concept of this paragraph. Please advise me how to simplify this paragraph into an easy one?
>> Though the government attempted to control this deterioration by imposing standards on landlords, these attempts were only partially successful , and indeed exacerbated the decline in the supply of rental housing. There was little the city government could do to stop this, short of repealing the rent control statutes for new housing,which it eventually did, though numerous older buildings remain under rent control. Many more remain under "rent stabilization" legislation, which controls the rate of increase in rents.>>
What does this sentence mean ?
short of repealing the rent control statutes for new housing
I assume it meant that the government should cancel the regulations about the Rent Control for a short period of time for new housing which will help in the shortage of supply of rental housing. Is it correct? Thank you for your time. :-D
Phorntita