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The lack of rent control laws affects limited-income families the most.

Indiana lawmakers are expected to address the state's housing crisis in the 2023 legislative session. For Hoosier households earning less than $50,000 a year, there’s a gap of 419,000 available housing units.

For Hoosiers earning less than $50,000 a year the state is short roughly 400,000 housing units. Among the lowest-income Hoosiers that number is closer to 135,000.

Nationwide, residential rents have increased by about 24 percent, with rent increases in bigger markets like New York City slowly cascading into mid-sized markets like Indianapolis.