Albany’s unhoused population says community is vital for survival
A community group has begun providing free lunch monthly for the unhoused in Albany.
Ida Yarbrough tenants demand change
In the ceiling above the elevator at 270 N. Pearl St., rodent feces and dead roaches poke through the ceiling tiles and their frames.
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Landlords oppose ‘good cause eviction’ law proposed in Schenectady
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Landlords in Schenectady are voicing strong opposition to a proposed “good cause” eviction law, which the city council is currently debating
Tenants Rally in Albany vs HUD Cuts, To Expand Rent Control
On Tuesday, May 20 justice advocates and tenants rallied on the steps of Albany City Hall to demand urgent action in response to federal housing cuts and to call on New York State to strengthen protec
Limited Housing Access Voucher Program In the State Budget Is a Win, But Does Not Go Far Enough to Address Spiraling Homelessness or Federal Cuts – Housing Justice for All
With homelessness on the rise and looming federal cuts to social services threatening to turn our current crisis into a catastrophe, housing advocates are grateful to Senate Majority Leader Stewart Cousins and Speaker Heastie, Senator Kavanagh and Assembly Member Rosenthal for securing a state voucher program to help New Yorkers pay the rent. A $50 […]
Legislators, Local Officials, Tenants and Advocates Hold Press Rally to Support Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants Act S4659A/A4877A
Albany, NY – State Senator Brian Kavanagh and Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha were joined by State legislator colleagues, local government officials, tenants, and housing advocates from Housing Justice for All, For the Many, and United Tenants of Albany at a press rally calling for passage of the Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants (REST) Act (S4659/A4877). The bill provides for an alternative method for locali
- Landlords oppose ‘good cause eviction’ law proposed in Schenectady
- Tenants Rally in Albany vs HUD Cuts & to Expand Rent Control
- Organizers denounce proposed HUD cuts, applaud state housing program
- Limited Housing Access Voucher Program In the State Budget Is a Win, But Does Not Go Far Enough to Address Spiraling Homelessness or Federal Cuts – Housing Justice for All
- Legislators, Local Officials, Tenants and Advocates Hold Press Rally to Support Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants Act
- Ida Yarbrough tenants to protest alleged union-busting by Albany Housing Authority
- United Tenants of Albany to investigate housing discrimination
- AG grants almost $1M to fair housing programs
- Good Cause Eviction challenges in Albany
- In Upstate New York, the Fight for Good Cause Continues
- Whoever Passed Good Cause First Had to Pass the Best Version
- Albany first to adopt state’s Good Cause Eviction law, securing tenant protections
- Albany Common Council approves local “good cause” eviction measure
- Albany Common Council approves apartment tenant protection law
- Albany Common Council votes in favor of Good Cause Eviction
- Albany becomes first city to opt into N.Y.’s new ‘good-cause’ law
- Progressives launch campaign to get upstate cities to opt in to ‘good cause’ law
- Albany Common Council says State should enact Good Cause Eviction
- Albany Common Council once again backing “good cause” eviction effort
- Organizers push for tenants right to legal representation
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- Tenant Advocates Descend on Albany, Refusing to Let ‘Good Cause’ Be Evicted from the Conversation
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- Canyon Ryan on Albany Common Councils’ Anti-Homelessness Initiatives
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- Watervliet resident says mice infested apartment is unlivable
- Advocates hold teach-in ahead of vote on panhandling resolution
- United Tenants Of Albany Celebrate 50th Anniversary
- Tenant advocates to hold “know your rights” meeting following Harbour Point Gardens code violations investigation
- Albany renters abruptly told to move out
- Mice and no heat: Behind the struggle to hold landlords accountable
- Before It Was Struck Down, Albany’s Good Cause Eviction Law Worked
- Low-income tenants face rent hikes after Albany’s ‘good cause’ law struck down
- Rensselaer, Schenectady, Albany Counties top statewide eviction rate
- Capitol Crossing Landlord Breaks Agreement on Rent Hikes
- The Housing Crisis Is Everywhere
- Albany Common Council hoping state, federal funds can mitigate impact of housing ordinance
- Tenants, landlords turn “Good Cause Eviction” focus to state level, housing plan impact
- Appellate Court judge strikes down Albany’s Good Cause eviction law
- City of Albany’s “good cause” eviction measure is rejected as advocates look to legislature
- Advocates for tenants’ rights see hope for Good Cause Eviction Law in court ruling
- Appellate division says Albany’s Good Cause law violates state law
- Court Rejects Albany’s Good Cause Eviction Law
- Program combats housing discrimination using undercover people posing as renters, buyers
- Canyon Ryan Addresses Albany Common Council
- United Tenants of Albany Update on Good Cause Eviction, Building Tenants Power
- State of the State: Hochul outlines housing development plan to increase affordability
- Protesters demand action on rent, eviction issues outside governor’s address
- UTA Pushes For Right To Counsel For Tenants
- Is Everything in Your Lease Legal? Quite Possibly Not
- Albany County allocates $160k towards eviction program
- Organizers rally in Albany for eviction representation
- ‘Lawyers for me, but not for thee’: N.Y. tenants fight capitalist courts
- Albany County legislators announce new effort to protect renters from eviction
- Wanted: Funding for attorneys in Albany housing court
- New pilot program to offer legal counsel to tenants facing eviction in Albany County
- Schuyler Apartment tenants fight landlord over living conditions
- Overturning Good Cause Eviction, Treating Addiction in New York
- Advocates say losing Albany eviction law hurts renters
- What’s next in the legal tussle over Albany’s overturned eviction law
- United Tenants Responds To Court Striking Down Good Cause Eviction Law
- Landlord rights nonprofit expands into upstate New York
- Laws protect tenants from rising rent
- Skyrocketing rent costs threaten Albany’s low-income renters
- Albany County lawmakers consider how to meet housing needs
- Close to 1,500 Albany area families face unknown as eviction moratorium ends
- United Tenants of Albany Improving Tenants Conditions
- Tenants, landlords prep for law’s end
- More than 60% of applicants denied NY’s rent relief
- New state funding for landlords whose indebted tenants vacated during COVID
- Landlords, tenants, advocates worry about rent during coronavirus
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