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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – A group of Board of Supervisors candidates and local organizations will call on state legislators today to pass a bill that would mandate rent control statewide.

Assembly Bill 1482 would limit rent increases to once per year at a maximum of about 10% and prevent property owners from evicting tenants without cause. Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, introduced the bill in February. Since then, the Assembly approved it in May and it is currently under committee consideration in the state Senate.

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