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...think that this is probably the most comprehensive attack on the system," says Denise Jillson, co-chair of SPOA and the owner of a four-unit rent-controlled building...
Small Property Owners Association co-chair Denise Jillson says that "we've been disappointed, needless to say" with the council's position. She says that her organization supports Independent councillors, viewing them as "more open to debate" about controversial issues such as rent control...
...Jillson agress with most council watchers that since Toomey supports rent control along with the CCA councillors, it is in a sense a non-issue. "I think it's a mistake to think that if we got a independent majority on the council rent control would go away," she says...
According to Jillson, SPOA is in the process of orchestrating a legal challenge to rent control. She says that the group has raised $20,000 towards the $100,000 it has determined necessary for litigation, and plans to file with the courts later this year...
...Jillson denies that threatening to sue is only a scare tactic meant to sway council votes. "When you are denied continually, you figure you have nothing to lose, so you'll be as outrageous as possible," she says...