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SF Court Order Affects Low Income Housing

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - A San Francisco Superior Court judge has granted an injunction against a landlord and real estate agent ordering them to accept federal housing vouchers in a case testing a city housing discrimination law. Judge Ronald Quidachay last Friday granted a motion for an injunction...Click here to read full story

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