Use economic analysis to explain why tenants in New York City who are covered by rent-controlled laws do not want to move

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


The tenants obtain the rights to the apartment at the rent-controlled price. The rent-controlled price is far below the market price for such an apartment. If they move out, they will have to pay market rates for an apartment that can be thousands of dollars higher per month.

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