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by orky56 4448 days ago
The problem is that they are rent-controlled. The article actually states that those newer properties are majority market-based. The gap between the market rate and the rent-control rate actually increases. This puts pressure on landlords to increase rents for these rent-controlled tenants using 1 of the 8 means prompting evictions. This is what is causing the unrest, despite allocating a significant percentage of new developments to affordable housing.