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As N.Y. eviction moratorium comes to an end, lawmakers push Hochul to support 'good cause' bill
Source: New York Daily News
ALBANY — With the end of New York’s COVID eviction moratorium days away, a group of New York lawmakers are trying to convince Gov. Hochul to do some good.
Dozens of Democrats in the Senate and Assembly, as well as members of the City Council and other local leaders, sent a letter to the governor Wednesday calling on her to back a long-stalled piece of legislation that would guarantee tenants the right to renew a lease and essentially place a cap on how much landlords can increase rent.
The push for the “Good Cause Eviction” bill comes as Hochul admitted there’s little chance of the state extending the state’s pandemic-prompted hold on evictions, which expires on Jan. 15.
“After over a year of temporary, pandemic-era protections New Yorkers need permanent solutions,” the lawmakers write. “We believe that Good Cause Eviction is the best way to prevent hundreds of thousands of households from displacement as pandemic-era interventions lapse.”
Dozens of Democrats in the Senate and Assembly, as well as members of the City Council and other local leaders, sent a letter to the governor Wednesday calling on her to back a long-stalled piece of legislation that would guarantee tenants the right to renew a lease and essentially place a cap on how much landlords can increase rent.
The push for the “Good Cause Eviction” bill comes as Hochul admitted there’s little chance of the state extending the state’s pandemic-prompted hold on evictions, which expires on Jan. 15.
“After over a year of temporary, pandemic-era protections New Yorkers need permanent solutions,” the lawmakers write. “We believe that Good Cause Eviction is the best way to prevent hundreds of thousands of households from displacement as pandemic-era interventions lapse.”
Read more: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-eviction-moratorium-hochul-good-cause-bill-20220112-dkxadqc4wvb4zj5vhz7cf2x4py-story.html
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