If a landlord can get everyone out of the apartment building and refurbish it, they

A. can charge whatever rent they want and increase it whenever they want.
B. can only charge a refurbishing fee that is also controlled.
C. can charge whatever rent they want, but it then becomes controlled at a higher rent.
D. must still only charge the rent that they were charging before the repairs.


Answer: C

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