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Article about white absentee landlords bankrolling legal challenges to the June 7, 1983 cityhood election. They primarily opposed incorporation to protect their property investments and avoid rent control restrictions. These property owners are the same people who paid for Pete McCloskey to represent them in the ongoing legal battles over incorporation and voter fraud.