The 'tude is practically dripping off my monitor:
Is there a difference between RENT CONTROL and RENT STABILIZATION?
Some of the people who email us say "rent controlled" but actually MEAN rent stabilized -- they do not know the difference.
Why is it so hard to be accurate? There is a difference between rent control and rent stabilization, as only about 50,000 rent controlled units exist vs. more than one million stabilized units, and rent control has a different set of regulations than rent stabilization.
Why is it so hard to realize that government euphemisms don't take hold over the vernacular overnight? These things take time...