They are more for getting votes from low income renters and not about actually improving neighborhoodshttps://mises.org/wire/rent-control-makes-good-politics-and-bad-economicsThis article explains the politics behind rent control and how even though it doesn't work politicians still keep pushing for it.

You can get a fair idea of how powerful entrenched interests are in cities by how the cities react to things like uber / airBNB, (or how beholden the politicians are). 

What does everyone think about the possibility that Donald Trump's near billion dollar tax deductions story will eventually cause politicians to change the tax rule allowing real estate investors to deduct losses against future gains.

I can see the taxes going up with all are corrupt politicians.

Most politicians don't really know enough about economics, the market, or housing and are still trying to fight the problems from 2002-2006.

And since administrators (read politicians) like homeowners (read voters) more than investors or renters, its likely to stay that way in hot areas. 

In Colorado right now, politicians are running on affordable housing platforms.Will rents go up despite those factors?

However this only goes off of what they put in the form so as the politicians say, "Trust but verify"At the end of your advertisement put something along the lines of: Rental criteria:Gross income must be 3x monthly rent, include last 3 paystubsSubject to credit and criminal background checkMinimum 620 (or whatever) credit score.

Once the politicians are done popping the cork on their champagne bottles, they will hopefully clarify some of these grey areas.I've had zero time to comb through this in detail though. 

The Mayor and all the politicians meet at one of the Social Clubs once a month to show their contacts where the new roads are going in and the next baseball stadium and extension to the toll road to have the big guys buy for cheap before new developments get started.