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No Good Cause, No Rent Pause: In the Wake of Government Inaction, Rents Keep Rising
Samuel Stein, Oksana Mironova, Iziah Thompson
Summary:
Amid rising rents in 2023, New York failed to pass a meaningful housing reform package, including Good Cause Eviction protections. Our latest Unheard Third data shows that conditions have gotten even tougher for tenants since then — 56% of market-rate tenants reported facing rent hikes.
Good Cause protections would help more than 1.6 million households across New York State remain in their homes, and this fact sheet lays out why this bill is vital to addressing the housing crisis along with other important housing reforms.
Issues: Affordable Housing, The Unheard Third
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