As state judges strike down city-level “good cause” eviction laws across the state, local officials are looking to state leaders to approve the tenant protections for the whole of New York. In a letter shared exclusively with City & State, over 50 city and county elected officials are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to approve the legislation as part of the state budget.

The so-called “good cause” eviction law is meant to provide tenants living in non-rent regulated apartments additional protections against unjust evictions and has languished for years in the state Legislature. The main point of contention is the provision that a landlord can’t evict a tenant for not paying an “unconscionable” rent increase, effectively placing a cap on yearly rent increases unless the landlord wants to risk going to court. With strong opposition from landlord groups, the bill has never passed in either chamber.

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