Review cost estimates for studying tenant purchase rights law
In Plain English
The city is considering hiring a consultant to study whether tenants should get the first chance to buy their building when landlords sell. Staff will present cost estimates for this research. If approved, the study would examine how such a law might work in the city and what it would cost tenants and landlords.
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