Senate Begins Rent Control and Tenant Protection Hearings
May 13th, 2019
This week the Senate began consideration on rent control and tenant protection laws with the first of four scheduled public hearings. The first hearing was held in Syracuse, with three others scheduled for different parts of the state. The Assembly has already begun their own hearings on the matter. The current rent regulations are expiring in June.
The Senate hearing details below:
- Thursday, May 9, from 4:00-8:00 PM in Syracuse at the Danforth Middle School, 309 West Brighton Ave, Syracuse, NY 13205.
- Thursday, May 16, from 1:00-8:00 PM in Brooklyn at Medgar Evers College, 1650 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225.
- Wednesday, May 22, from 1:00-8:00 PM in Albany at the Legislative Office Building.
- Thursday, May 23, from 2:30-8:00 PM in the Hudson Valley at the Newburgh Armory Unity Center, 321 South William Street, Newburgh, NY 12550.
Senate Housing Committee Chairman Brian Kavanagh said:
“New York tenants have been far too weak and riddled with loopholes that not only permit bad behavior, but sometimes incentivize it. The new Senate Majority is committed to renewing and dramatically strengthening these laws for the first time in generations.”