Statements

“There are 2.5 million rent stabilized tenants in New York. If candidates want our votes, they must commit to a rent freeze.” NEW YORK  – Today, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani became the first mayoral candidate to commit to freezing the rent for all rent stabilized tenants. The Mayor-controlled Rent Guidelines Board decides how much rent goes

“Drouin’s comments expose the lengths the landlord lobby will go to defend unjust evictions and wanton rent-gouging…[showing] blatant disregard both for survivors victims of the Holocaust and tenants struggling to stay in their homes.” ROCHESTER  – Today statewide tenant coalition Housing Justice for All condemned the President of Rochester landlord lobby group Freedom First Real

New York Apartment Association’s Real Agenda is Raising Rents for Working Families New York  – Landlord lobby groups the Rent Stabilization Association (RSA) and the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) have merged to form a new landlord lobby group, the New York Apartment Association.  Though these groups purport to represent small property owners, these organizations

New York leaders should follow President Biden’s lead and immediately take action to strengthen and expand rent stabilization in New York. New York  – Today President Joe Biden called on Congress to cap rent increases at 5% in apartments owned by corporate landlords – the first time a sitting President has embraced rent control since

“Criminalizing homelessness won’t solve the crisis – keeping rents low and housing our homeless neighbors will. New York  – Today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of efforts to criminalize homelessness across the country by banning homelessness encampments. Homelessness is at a rate unseen since the Great Depression in New York City, and

NEW YORK – In response to release of bill language for a state housing deal set to pass in the New York State budget, Housing Justice for All, a statewide coalition of more than 80 organizations that represents tenants and homeless New Yorkers, released the following statement from Cea Weaver, Coalition Director:  “Governor Hochul did

Hochul’s Good Cause Proposal Would Be Worst In the Country, Excluding at Least 2.8 Million Tenants From Basic Protections NEW YORK – In response to Governor Hochul’s announcement of a “conceptual agreement” for  Housing Justice for All, a statewide coalition of more than 80 organizations that represents tenants and homeless New Yorkers, released the following