Halachic and Hashkafic Perspectives On Rent Control Legislation
I recently gave a lecture on the intersection of native Halachah, Minhag and Dina De’Malchusa, using the (primarily) twentieth-century Halachic literature on rent control legislation as a case study. The discussion comprises some basic consideration of the theoretical justification, as well as the practical contours, of the principle of Dina De’Malchusa Dina, and a variety of Halachic attitudes toward rent control legislation, from several perspectives, including Dina De’Malchusa Dina and Minhag. One important and fascinating aspect of the topic is the sharply divergent socio-political attitudes of the Poskim toward such legislation, and their influence on their adherents’ Halachic conclusions.
The audio, in various formats, as well as a comprehensive accompanying collection of sources and notes, is available, as usual, from the Internet Archive.