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SF Tenant Protections Dodge Bullet at Rent Board

Landlords hoping to change recently passed tenant protections failed Tuesday night to convince the San Francisco Rent Board that the law should only apply to new leases.The new ordinance, part of a package of tenant protections...Click here to read the full story

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