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Santa Clara County expands protections to include more renters

Santa Clara County is expanding the types of renters covered under its eviction protection laws — and the amount landlords will pay to help displaced tenants relocate. The Board of Supervisors on June 2 voted 4-1 — with District 5 Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga voting no — to revise the county’s 1993 tenant protection law, which... The post Santa Clara County expands protections to include more renters appeared first on San José Spotlight .

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According to San Jose Spotlight’s source item, Santa Clara County expands protections to include more renters, Santa Clara County is expanding the types of renters covered under its eviction protection laws — and the amount landlords will pay to help displaced tenants relocate. The Board of Supervisors on June 2 voted 4-1 — with District 5 Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga voting no — to revise the county’s 1993 tenant protection law, which… The post Santa Clara County expands protections to include more renters appeared first on San José Spotlight .

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