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Milpitas City Council on Tuesday voted 3-2 against a proposal to immediately implement rent control and “just cause” eviction policies. Following nearly four hours of testimony and council discussion, Mayor Rich Tran and Vice Mayor Karina Dominguez voted for the measures, while Councilwoman Carmen Montano Councilmen Bob Nuñez and Anthony Phan voted against the proposals. The rent control ordinance under consideration this week would have capped rents based on the rate of inflation. Under “just cause” ordinances, landlords can only file evictions based on a specific list of reasons and must be able to prove those reasons in court or… Read More

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The city of San Jose has adopted a use-it-or-lose it approach to rent increases. On Tuesday, the City Council voted to eliminate the banking provision from its rent control ordinance. Under banking, owners of rent controlled properties can decide to forgo allowable rent increases one year, knowing that they can apply the unused increase sometime in the future.

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