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Billionaire Settles Property Dispute

SANTA ROSA, CA-A controversial lawsuit filed against Santa Rosa landlord Gensiro Kawamoto was settled in court this week. The settlement provides for up to two months free rent and the return of the security deposit providing the tenants agree to take no further legal action against Kawamoto.

By Michelle Savage | Updated on May 02, 2002

SANTA ROSA, CA-Billionaire Japanese investor Gensiro Kawamoto has settled two lawsuits filed against him regarding the evictions of tenants from allegedly unsafe units at two Santa Rosa housing developments.

Kawamoto, who gave tenants 30-day eviction notices in February, settled subsequent lawsuits filed against him by the tenants and the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office.

Most of the residents of the 149 units in southwest Santa Rosa have already moved out. Those that remain, about 15 to 20, have until July to leave under an earlier agreement.

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