Assembly approves bill requiring tenants be notified when building-code violations are found The Assembly passed A.3126‑b to require local code enforcement to notify individual tenant complainants when a landlord-related building-code violation is found valid; sponsor said it is a "common-sense accountability measure," while opponents warned of added regulatory burden and implementation costs. (Vote: 95–45)

New York Assembly just passed a groundbreaking bill ensuring tenants are notified when their complaints about building-code violations are validated—could this be the accountability game changer we've been waiting for?

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Tenant groups press for REST Act, right to counsel and eviction diversion as vouchers expand Tenant organizations and legal services urged lawmakers to fix opt‑in rules for rent stabilization, fund eviction diversion and right‑to‑counsel, and fully resource the Housing Access Voucher Program to prevent homelessness and displacement.

Tenant advocates are urging urgent reforms to combat the housing crisis, demanding a fix to rent stabilization processes and essential funding for legal representation in eviction cases.

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Legal‑service providers press Council for immediate RTC funding, contract fixes and higher case rates Nonprofit providers and community legal organizations told the Council that case rates and contract terms are not accounting for longer, more complex eviction cases. They urged restoring rollovers, ending a 10% withholding tied to performance, increasing per‑case funding (advocates cited a $7,500 target), and ensuring timely payments to prevent non

Nonprofit legal providers are urgently calling on the City Council to revamp the Right to Counsel program to ensure no tenant is left unrepresented in complex eviction cases.

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Advocates, residents press council to back state reforms to freeze rents for seniors and disabled tenants Tenants' groups, Legal Aid and Mitchell‑Lama residents urged the City Council to support a resolution asking the state to retroactively freeze SCRIE/DRIE rents, raise eligibility income caps and change income calculations for seniors and tenants with disabilities.

Residents and advocates are rallying for the City Council to support vital state reforms that could protect vulnerable seniors and disabled tenants from unaffordable rent hikes.

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Good-cause eviction ordinance draws mixed testimony as council considers opt-in and scope A public hearing on a proposed local law to opt New Rochelle into New York State's Article 6-A good-cause eviction law drew tenants’ advocates asking for broad coverage and landlords’ groups warning of market disruption.

New Rochelle's City Council is at a crossroads as a proposed good-cause eviction law sparks heated debate between tenant advocates fighting for protection and landlords warning of market chaos.

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Tenant Associations Uninformed About Surveillance Camera Connections in Big Apple Tenant associations lacked notification regarding ties to surveillance cameras in New York.

Tenant associations in NYC are in the dark about surveillance cameras in their own communities, raising serious questions about privacy and trust.

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