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Facing escalating rents and strong opposition from landlords, the Rent Control Board voted unanimously Thursday to support a State Assembly bill that would repeal the Costa-Hawkins Act. Without the 1996 Act, local rent control boards would once again have the power to control the rents of certain apartments, even after tenants move out. […]
