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> So why not create a lifetime rent control that is tied to the occupancy of the current tenant

That's already how it's supposed to work.




That's how any sensible rent control ordinance would work, but that's not how it works in San Francisco. Units remain under rent control even if a tenant voluntarily moves out, dies, etc.




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