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"ref": "2007 December 24, Manny Fernandez, “Dueling Bills in the Fight Over Housing”, in New York Times",
"text": "\"Landlords are buying these buildings knowing that they can use illegal and semilegal means to push out the low-paying tenants,\" said Mr. Dulchin, whose group supports the bill backed by Ms. Quinn.",
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