NY tenants law will be focus of Oct. 15 forum
As the city moves toward consideration of rent control, state and local government officials this month will outline potential implications of the new state law that gives municipalities permission to regulate rent hikes.
A forum about New York’s new Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 will be held from 11 a,m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the Garden Room at the Governor Clinton building, 1 Albany Ave., Kingston. The event is being put on by the office of state Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, D-Kingston.
The Tenant Protection Act, signed into law in June by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, “aims to strengthen rent protections for tenants across the state,” Cahill, the author an prime sponsor of the legislation, said in a prepared statement.
The legislation expands the geographic limitations of the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974, allowing localities throughout the state — rather than only in the New York City area — to opt-into rent stabilization, provided specific criteria are met.
“After decades of injustices for tenants in New York state, my colleagues and I have taken meaningful steps to confront displacement and rising rents,” Cahill said in the announcement of Tuesday’s forum. “This bill is affirmation of a unified effort by the Assembly and Senate to improve living conditions statewide for the betterment of all New Yorkers.”
Cahill said the forum will provide attendees with information about the components of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 and explore options for aggrieved tenants and the municipalities in which they live.
Cahill emphasized, though, that the forum is intended to convey information rather than air grievances.
Space for the event is limited. People planning to attend should call Cahill’s Kingston office at (845) 338-9610 to reserve a seat.
The forum also will be shown live on Facebook Live.