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Together with New Rent Stabilization System, Poughkeepsie’s Expansive Good Cause will Protect Nearly All Poughkeepsie Renters POUGHKEEPSIE, NY  – The Poughkeepsie Common Council unanimously voted to opt into Good Cause Eviction Protections on Tuesday night, becoming the third city to adopt the tenant protections following the passage of state authorizing legislation in April. Tonight’s vote […]

Kingston Becomes Second City Outside Of NYC To Opt Into Good Cause Eviction; Ithaca, Poughkeepsie, and Rochester To Soon Follow Kingston’s Expansive Good Cause Will Protect Nearly Every Kingston Renter From Rent Hikes and Unfair Evictions KINGSTON  – Kingston Common Council voted to opt into Good Cause Eviction Protections this evening, following passage of a

Albany Becomes First City Outside Of NYC To Opt Into Good Cause Eviction; Kingston and Ithaca To Soon Follow Albany’s Expansive Good Cause Law Sets A Standard For Other Upstate Cities ALBANY – Albany Common Council voted to opt into Good Cause Eviction this evening, following passage of a state law authorizing the policy in

Rent Stabilization Signed Into Law 50 Years Ago Today For fifty years, rent stabilization has kept New Yorkers in their homes Tenants call for strengthening and expanding rent stabilization to keep rents affordable NEW YORK – On May 29, 1974, New York’s rent stabilization system, the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, was signed into law by

New York State passed Good Cause Eviction Protections (§213- 2(a) of Article 6-A of NYS Real Property Law) in April 2024, after years of organizing by tenants across the state. If you are eligible for Good Cause Eviction Protections, you now have a right to remain in your home as long as you pay rent

Hochul’s Good Cause Proposal Would Be Worst In the Country, Containing Exemptions Unseen In Any Other State Over Half A Million Renters Excluded By Portfolio Exemption Alone ALBANY  – An updated analysis from Housing Justice for All, based on new data from City Limits and JustFix, details of a housing deal that emerged Friday finds

Hochul’s Good Cause Proposal Would Be Worst In the Country, Containing Exemptions Unseen In Any Other State Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Nydia Velázquez Call On State Leaders To “Do Better” ALBANY  – A new analysis from Housing Justice for All based on details of a housing deal that emerged Friday finds that the proposed 2024