San Jose leaders will consider key changes to the city’s rent laws, including some that empower landlords and others that favor tenants.

San Jose city officials will have to decide later this month whether to bolster protections for renters or weaken them to give landlords more power.

Silicon Valley needs to protect aging residents from evictions, which can compromise the health and wellbeing of senior citizens.

The City Council on Tuesday will vote on whether to extend the interim rent control cap, which sunsets Dec. 31.

Two weeks after voting to outlaw no-cause evictions for all tenants, San Jose’s City Council will decide when to enact the new rule.