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Susie Lee: “We have a bill that will make it illegal to jack up and…”

Featuring: Susie Lee, Democratic | U.S. House, Nevada, District 3

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Nevada Newsmakers - Sep 19, 2024 - Congresswoman Susie Lee, CD 3

Published | Video Starts at 17:58

And what's happening is they're jacking up rent to make a profit for their stockholders. Right. And so who's paying for it? Southern Nevadans are paying for it in increased rent. And so We have a bill that will make it illegal to jack up and price gouge rent during a housing crisis. Also, there will be a study on the impact of that on the rents, and then the fees that will be collected will go into the housing trust fund to be used to build additional housing. (17:58–18:08)

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Asserts that there is a bill to make it illegal to increase and price gouge rent during a housing crisis.

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