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For eight years, Mariam Younathan ran a child care business out of a four-bedroom house she was renting in the San Joaquin Valley city of Manteca.
Younathan said she was a good tenant: she always paid her rent on time and kept the house in tip-top shape to ensure a clean and safe environment for the kids. But when she asked her landlord to fix a couple of appliances two years ago, Younathan said he blamed the wear and tear on the constant presence of children in the house.
Then, he gave her an ultimatum…