2019 NYS Landlord Tenant Reform

On June 14, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed into law numerous changes to the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974. The most significant changes in the law include the permissibility of rent regulation to any town, village or city in New York if approved by that municipalities governing body.

The approved law also provided numerous changes to New York law that strengthen the rights of residential tenants as it relates to tenant protections and eviction procedures.

 

Read about “Reforms to Residential Landlord Tenant Relations” HERE and find an abridged “13 Things to Know” HERE.