Comparison between Rental Housing Construction in China and the United States and Its Reflections

Abstract—The problem of rental housing and affordable housing in China became important in recent years, especially on the mechanism system. This paper focuses on the phenomenon of the rapid development of rental housing construction in China in recent years, and sorts out the policy systems of the central government and local governments in the filed of rental housing. Meanwhile, this paper gives an introduction to the development process of rental housing in the United States, as well as its regulations, management, operation and other aspects, and expounds the experience of USA on the development of rental housing. Based on the experience of USA, this paper discusses issues that need to be considered in terms of laws and regulations on leasing, subjects of supply, applicable cities, management systems and derivative industries by combining China’s actual situation