Eviction

The Syracuse Common Council is considering opting-in to the state's Good Cause Eviction Law. Rick Destito says more regulations aren't necessarily the answer.

The Syracuse Common Council is considering opting in to the state's Good Cause Eviction Law.

The city can opt-in to what's known as Good Cause Eviction law, which aims to protect tenants from retaliatory evictions and arbitrary rent hikes.

The citizen action organization of New York held a rally to support a bill that makes it harder for landlords to evict tenants.

More than two dozen people gathered in front of Onondaga County’s government buildings downtown Tuesday to continue to express their opposition to a proposed aquarium.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the end of the New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program, and lawyers says thousands of families behind on rent will face evictions because of it.

“Good Cause” eviction aims to provide negotiating power to tenants, but those opposed claim that the landlords would be forced to allow the tenants to renew the lease, unless the landlords have a valid reasons to reject.

Legislation introduced in both houses of the state legislature could give tenants facing eviction in Syracuse and across upstate more leverage in court.…

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