CITY OF NEWBURGH ? The city’s law preventing landlords from evicting tenants without “good cause” has been struck down by a judge.

In the decision, Orange County Supreme Court Justice Sandra B. Sciortino said parts of Newburgh’s law are in “direct conflict with state law.”

Both supporters and opponents of local Good Cause Eviction laws agreed the decision could have resounding effects throughout the Hudson Valley and New York.

Benjamin Neidl, the Troy-based lawyer who sued Newburgh, its local court and Mayor Torrance Harvey on behalf of several Newburgh landlords, said the decision could be a sign of what is to come in cities like Poughkeepsie, Beacon, Kingston and Hudson, where similar laws have been passed.

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