Under an emergency ordinance approved by the City Council Tuesday, rent control tenants who receive a rent increase of more than 3 percent can defer their rent for up to five months.

While the ordinance only applies to tenants suffering from "financial stress" due to COVID, they can "self-certify" by stating they can't pay the rent, a contention they would then have to prove in court if evicted.

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