Statements

(NEW YORK, NY) –  Housing Justice for All released the following statement on continued “Good Cause” eviction legislation negotiations, in response to today’s statement from legislative leadership: “Both the Senate and the Assembly have the votes to pass a comprehensive housing package that would include ‘Good Cause’ and the Housing Access Voucher Program. “The time […]

“An embarrassment and a collective failure…our state’s leaders put their heads in the sand instead of reaching a deal” NEW YORK – In response to the announcement of a conceptual framework on the state budget, Housing Justice for All, a statewide coalition of more than 80 organizations that represents tenants and homeless New Yorkers, released

In response to Governor Hochul’s State of the State, Cea Weaver, Campaign Coordinator for Housing Justice for All, released the following statement:  Rent increases are shattering records. Homelessness is surging. And more and more New Yorkers are losing their homes every day.  Yet in response to a historic housing crisis, Governor Hochul locked out tenants

Across New York State eviction filings are surging. Rental assistance is running dry and families are facing the violence of being forced from their homes at staggering rates. Housing in stability is causing lasting damage to our schools, our health-care systems, and our state as a whole.  The root cause of the housing crisis is

Tenants at Capitol Crossings win significant concessions after months-long organizing campaign, including 5% limit on rent increases and guaranteed lease renewals Capitol Crossings has become a flash point in the statewide fight for Good Cause eviction protections ALBANY – Tenants at a major Albany housing complex declared victory this week against a corporate landlord that