Cuomo will likely sign the measures because he is committed to creating and preserving affordable and supportive housing across the state. The Governor is also committed to prohibiting housing discrimination.
Statements from tenant advocacy groups
Some of the leaders of tenant advocacy groups expressed appreciation to the state legislature for passing the necessary reforms to help New Yorkers.
Cea Weaver, the Campaign Director of Upstate Downstate Housing Alliance, said, “The Senate and the Assembly have come together with a proposal to confront decades of injustices in New York State’s tenant protection system.”
Adriene Holder, Attorney-in-Charge of the Civil Practice at The Legal Aid Society, said, “This package of legislation will reverse decades of rampant landlord abuse and enact much-needed protections for hundreds of thousands of tenants in New York State. It is a new day for our clients and all low-income communities who have been disproportionately impacted by rent loopholes.”
