https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/12/21/should-renters-get-first-dibs-on-bay-area-real-estate-deals/
The proposals vary, but generally they require owners of multi-unit rental properties to notify the tenants in their building, qualified affordable housing nonprofits and/or the city if they intend to sell. If none of those groups produce an offer the seller finds acceptable, the seller can list the property on the open market. After selecting the best offer, the seller then needs to give the tenants, nonprofits or the city the chance to match it. If that occurs, under East Palo Alto’s proposed ordinance, the owner would have to sell to whoever matches the offer. The buyer would be prohibited from raising rents past a certain level.
虽然法案还在讨论，但是一旦通过会对房子的买卖产生很大的影响。试想如果你是买主，出了高价
被接受了，还要等几个月的政府流程确认租客和非营利组织都不愿意match你的出价。。。如果有人愿意match，你到手的deal就没了