&gt; ...it would just cause all rents to increase at a slower rate.<p>Rents increasing at the same rate as inflation is 100% okay. I don&#x27;t think that <i>anyone</i> thinks that this is a bad idea. (Indeed, the SF Rent Board allows an annual rent increase for rent controlled apartments that is slaved to the CPI for the area.)<p>Rents increasing by 75% per year, every single year is not okay.