Take Action: Write your Representative

Homes are for rest, family, and community. But to the real estate industry, our homes are just ATMs. They’re trying to squeeze as much money out of us as possible – raising our rents, refusing to make basic repairs, and tearing our neighborhoods apart. We work hard to keep a roof over our heads, but landlords and developers are making it harder and harder to afford rent. Skyrocketing rents, slum conditions, and evictions are driving us out of our homes with nowhere to go, forcing many of us into homelessness.

The legislature took some steps to address the housing crisis, but too many New Yorkers are still struggling with the threat of eviction, high rents, and lack of affordable housing options. Tell your legislators tenants and homeless New Yorkers make up half our state, and we demand universal rent control, robust rental assistance, and social housing for all.

Everyone deserves a safe, stable home – no matter where you live, when you arrived here, or where you’re from.