City Council postpones Good Cause Eviction to amend the law
BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) – Binghamton City Council decided to postpone its vote on the proposed Good Cause Eviction Law yesterday but remains optimistic that it could be passed as early as next week.
Council member Rebecca Rathmell spoke with News 34 and says city council decided not to vote on the law at its meeting yesterday, to amend some of its language, so it can take effect as soon as possible.
The law would create additional protections for tenants against unjust, retaliatory evictions, it would limit rent increases of more than 10% and would allow tenants to renew their lease if they didn't violate it or fail to pay rent.
She says the focus on Good Cause Eviction, is a reflection of the current housing crisis which she says requires urgent action.
Rathmell says with the current language, the law wouldn't take effect until 60 days after being passed, so city council is looking to amend it, so it takes effect as soon as it passed.
As well as amending the definition of a nuisance and a landlord's grounds for temporarily taking a property off of the market, such as for lead abatement.
She says the decision comes after talking with other upstate municipalities who have adopted the law, including Rochester.
Rathmell says city council may call a special meeting to vote on the new, amended law, as early as next week.
She expects the law to pass unanimously.
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