Most rental housing owners and managers are familiar with the concept of rent control and have a basic understanding of the ways in which it impacts their business. Less well known and understood is the companion to rent control, so-called “just cause” eviction. Though the “just cause” name may make these laws sound innocuous, they would be more aptly referred to as eviction control. In essence, just cause eviction ordinances take away a landlord’s right to terminate the tenancy or refuse to renew a lease for any reason or no reason at all. These laws also generally require the landlord to pay relocation assistance to tenants whose tenancies are terminated through no fault of their own.