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Litigation

Sep. 5, 2009

Hogan Lawyers Aid Tenants in Major Rent Dispute

Pro bono attorneys from Hogan & Hartson have convinced a San Mateo judge to block East Palo Alto's largest landlord from enforcing big rent increases while litigation over rent control plays out.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Pro bono attorneys from Hogan & Hartson have convinced a San Mateo judge to block East Palo Alto's largest landlord from enforcing big rent increases while litigation over rent control plays out.

About 50 tenants brought a class action lawsuit last year against Page Mill Properties, which owns more than 17,000 units in East Palo Alto, after the company purchased their properties and drove up rents by 20 ...

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