State Dems push bills to help renters
May 13, 2008
The Democratic-controlled Assembly is set to act Tuesday on a series of pro-tenant bills that would strengthen rent-stabilization laws despite the fact they don’t expire until 2011.
The full-throttle assault with support from tenant groups and the Working Families Party will put pressure on Senate Republicans - particularly those from the city - “to take a position,” said Assembly Housing Committee Chairman Vito Lopez (D-Brooklyn).
A spokeswoman for Gov. Paterson, a Democrat who supported pro-tenant protections during his years as a state senator, said “if it passes the Legislature, he will sign it.”
In all, eight bills will be acted upon Tuesday, including one that would no longer allow an apartment to become deregulated if the rent reaches $2,000 and the unit becomes vacant.
The Assembly would also restore some already deregulated apartments to rent stabilization and give the city the power to enact tougher rent laws than required by the state.
Landlords are vehemently fighting the bills.
Source: NY Daily News
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