Rent Control on College Campuses

I have two kids that we have put through school. Our personal experience was that both of my kids took out student loans to cover housing costs. My daughter is a grad student at the University of Tennessee and her rent just her rent, is $1299 for a 1 bedroom 540sqf apartment 3.5 miles off of campus. Then the complex adds bogus fees on top so our total rent payment for the month is $1417. This price gouging college students and I just can’t help but feel that our government should step in and fix this. My son experienced the same. He was in an on campus apartment with 4 other kids and his rent was $1000/month for his bedroom and bathroom.

I just can’t help but feel that the government would step in and make things worse. It probably already has in ways unexpected to restrict housing and spike prices.