Legislative leaders present united front on state's rent laws
The legislative leaders appear to be interested in playing a game of chicken with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
On Thursday, two days after the governor said he would veto a package of rent regulation bills if he wasn’t involved in negotiating the measures, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins released a joint statement proclaiming that they were “united” on tenant and housing protections.
“Now that both legislative houses have concluded our hearings on New York’s rent laws, the Senate and Assembly majorities agree that in 2019 we will enact the strongest rent package ever – one that protects tenants and makes New York more affordable for all its residents,” the leaders said.
“It is clear landlords have had an unfair advantage for many years and that equity must be restored,” they said. “Both the Senate and Assembly majorities share a deep commitment to helping New Yorkers stay in their homes. United, we will advance a historic package of tenant protections that encompasses the principles of the nine bills that tenants have long awaited and deserve, as well as other critical housing protections”
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