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C
C
We
also
have
a
number
of
challenges
in
our
city,
and
you
know
we
first
started
to
address
the
issues
of
vacant
and
abandoned
buildings
really
on
day
one.
When
I
became
mayor,
it's
been
a
long
journey,
but
one
of
the
things
that
we've
learned
through
you
know,
starting
with
the
public
arts,
challenge
that
we
were
successful
in
winning
from
bloomberg.
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2016
that
then
led
to
a
million
dollars
in
funding
for
rehabilitating
vacant
and
abandoned
buildings
that
we
launched
in
2017
to
being
successful
in
getting
funding
from
the
new
york
state
attorney
general's
office
to
fund
the
position
of
a
neighborhood
stabilization
coordinator,
because
we
realized
that
it
was
nobody's
job
that
to
focus
solely
on
our
vacant
and
abandoned
buildings
in
the
city.
We
changed
the
way
that
our
police
depart.
Our
fire
department
inspects
those
buildings.
C
You
know,
we've
made
a
tremendous
amount
of
progress,
and
yet
we
continue
to
have
light
in
the
city
in
2019
we
partnered
with
bloomberg,
philanthropies
again
and
harvard
university
to
really
look
at
innovative
solutions,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
determine
is
that
we
need
to
look
downstream.
We
need
to-
or
upstream
I
always
get
that
that
wrong,
but
we
need
to
ensure
that
before
building
becomes
vacant,
what
leads
to
that
vacancy?
C
Today,
today,
the
common
council
is
going
to
begin
reviewing
a
package
of
historic,
fair
housing
legislation
that
we
introduced
several
weeks
ago
and
that
will
empower
our
codes
department
to
proactively
address
building
emergencies,
modernize
our
rental
dwelling
registry
and
create
the
first
good
cause
eviction
law
in
new
york
state.
Our
city's
rise
team
spent
months,
surveying
landlords
and
tenants
holding
targeted
community
discussions.
C
C
This
legislation
also
allows
rops
to
be
revoked
if
there
are
multiple
code
issues
or
serious
code
violations,
we
know
that
we
have
code
inspectors
who
oftentimes
are
torn
between
declaring
a
property
unsafe
and
unfit
and
trying
to
keep
a
family
in
a
building.
This
legislation
allows
us
to
address
that
in
a
more
proactive
way,
undertaking
those
repairs
in
order
to
keep
families
housed,
and
I
want
to
stress
that
the
proposed
good
cause
eviction
really
just
codifies
nearly
a
dozen
common
sense
grounds
for
eviction
that
are
already
considered
by
our
courts.
C
C
This
is
a
way
for
us
to
ensure
that
we
are
creating
those
neighborhoods
where
there
is
quality
housing
that
is
affordable
to
the
people
who
live
in
them,
and
I
want
to
thank
our
city's
rise
team
for
all
of
the
work
that
they've
done
on
this
legislation.
I
know
that
they
stand
ready
to
answer
your
questions
and
concerns.
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B
B
E
B
E
B
F
F
F
Little
difficulty
I'm
muting
there.
I
don't
know
if
the
if
the
committee
has
particular
questions
about
any
particular
aspect
of
the
legislation,
but
I
can
give
a
brief
overview
of
the
changes
to
the
residential
occupancy
permit
portion
of
the
rules,
and
I
think
lauren
rick
can
help
me
out
with
that.
But
then
laura
can
cover
the
good
cause
and
then
maybe
rick
can
talk
a
little
bit
about
some
of
the
changes
to
the
emergency
powers
that
his
position
would
have
so
the
residential
occupancy
permit
changes.
F
I
mean
we're
not
looking
at
anything
major
here.
Let
me
just
pull
my
notes,
so
the
period
of
for
which
a
residential
occupancy
permit
will
be
active
is
going
to
go.
It's
going
to
be
changed
to
two
years
from
two
and
a
half
years.
That's
going
to
give
the
building
department
more
opportunities
to
actually
inspect
a
building,
make
sure
there
aren't
code
violations
that
are
developing
in
the
interim.
F
F
There
is
going
to
be
a
requirement
that
the
residential
occupancy
permit
be
posted
at
the
property
at
a
conspicuous
place.
It's
going
to
include
some
information
in
there
that
we,
we
think,
is
going
to
be
valuable
to
co-enforcement
and
attendants
and
to
landlords
which
you
think
is
going
to
facilitate
more
open
communication
among
all
those
parties,
so
that
we
can
do
more
informal
enforcement
and
also
in
the
in
the
event
of
an
emergency.
F
You
know
a
number
of
conversations
that
we
had
with
the
community
over
the
course
of
probably
a
year
and
a
half,
and
we
think
you
know
these
are
necessary
updates
to
our
rop
law,
which
is
really
a
model
statewide
and
which
has
worked.
You
know
well
for
several
years,
but
but
does
need
to
be
updated.
So
we
look
forward
to
passing
those
and
again
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
more
specific
questions
about
rops
or
any
of
this.
But
at
this
point
I'll
pass
it
over
to
miss
gulfo.
H
All
right
thanks,
rob
and
thank
you,
council
members
for
inviting
us
to
speak
on
this.
This
is
something
that
we're
obviously
excited
about.
I
know,
as
the
mayor
mentioned,
on
good
cause,
I
the
way
that
I
think
about
the
good
cause
and
the
proposed
changes
is
we're
really
just
putting
the
tenants
and
landlords
on
notice
of
what
is
an
acceptable
cause
for
eviction.
H
I
F
J
So
this
portion
of
the
legislation
is
like
rob
said,
is
an
extension
of
the
powers
we
use
currently
for
emergency,
stabilizations
or
demolitions,
and
what
this
would
look
like
in
our
day-to-day
would
be
in
lieu
of
displacing
tenants.
We
often
have
to
displace
tenants
for
no
heat,
no,
no
power,
and
there
are
a
handful
of
landlords
that
will
use
these
types
of
instances
for
a
quick
eviction
in
their
mind.
They'll
they'll
cut
the
power
or
they'll
not
fix
a
hot
water
heater.
Knowing
that
we'd
be
obligated
to
displace
a
tenant.
F
A
A
B
A
K
B
That
is
why
I
started
off
to
see
if
they
were
how
we
want
to
do
this.
Okay,
why?
These
gentlemen
are
here
now,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
to
answer
questions
that
drafted
it
and
if
the
sponsors
are
comfortable
enough
to
to
answer
them
and
then,
which
one
do
we
start
with
first
okay:
what
do
you
want?
Do
you
want
to
do
it.
L
M
M
Okay,
my
question
is:
in
2019,
the
new
york
state
legislature
passed
a
landlord
tenants
act,
which
was
probably
once
every
four
or
five
decades
type
of
thing,
and
it
was
very
meant
to
be
very
pro-tenant
and
I
got
to
say,
I'm
not
super
familiar
with
it.
I
know
I
did
a
little
bit
of
volunteering
with
legal
aid
and
veterans
and
went
into
land
or
attendance
proceedings
a
handful
of
times,
but
that
was
prior
to
2019,
but
things
that
kind
of
come.
M
To
my
mind
is
I
read
some
of
this,
like
the
one
that
dictates
what
percentage
of
rental
increase
can
be
as
rent
control,
and
maybe
it's
needed-
I'm
not
arguing
that.
But
do
we
have
the
authority
to
do
that,
because
I
we
saw
rent
control
of
something
that
had
to
be
passed
by
the
state
legislature
for
a
given
locality
and
then
they
had
a
whole,
as
I
understand
it,
rent
control
board
that
oversaw
the
process.
M
E
M
It's
probably
not
so
so
common
in
terms
of
problems
which
you're
trying
to
try
and
solve,
and
then
the
other
thing
is
with
rops
a
little
bit
that
I
learned
with
a
little
bit
of
you
know
work
I
did
with
veterans
who
were
homeless
was
that
even
if
a
place
didn't
hap,
first
of
all,
a
hell
of
a
lot
of
places
wound
up
without
our
rops
current
and
that
didn't
make
any
difference
to
the
court.
Only
city
court
with
regard
to
whether
the
place
was
habitable
or
not
habitable.
M
F
Yeah,
I
think
we
can
kind
of
break
your
questions
up
to
a
few,
but
as
far
as
the
the
state,
the
new
state
package,
I
think
ms
gulflow
can
actually
speak
to
that
better
than
I
could.
But
then,
once
she's
talked
about
that,
I
can
talk
about.
You
know
why
we
have
why.
I
believe
we
have
the
authority
to
pass
this
law.
H
The
way
that
I
see
this
legislation
being
different
than
the
state's
legislation
is
that
the
state
never
opined
on
good
cause
or
any
type
of
cause
for
the
eviction.
So
that's
the
biggest
difference.
In
my
perspective,
the
state
legislation
did
build
in
certain
it
did
build
in
certain
like
not.
I
don't
want
to
call
it
delaying
tactics
but
like
noticing
requirements
that
a
landlord
would
have
to
give
to
a
tenant
in
order
to
pursue
the
eviction,
but
the
actual
cause
of
the
eviction
had
not
been
addressed,
and
that's
what
we
seek
to.
F
You
know
in
order
for
a
state
law
to
preempt
a
local,
you
know
the
local
authorities
ability
to
pass
a
law.
They
have
to
occupy
the
entire
field,
and
it's
our
position
that
the
law
as
it
exists
now
does
not
occupy
the
entire
field
of
the
landlord-tenant
relationship
and
that
bears
out
just
historically
in
local
courts.
Recognizing
you
know
local
laws
and
ordinances
as
being
a
factor.
F
It
comes
into
play
and
landlord
tenant
proceedings
and
that
kind
of
leads
into
the
point
you're
making
about
rops.
I
mean
my
understanding
of
housing
court
of
our
city
court
now
is
that
they
do
prohibit
or
they
will
not.
They
will
not
move
forward
with
the
non-payment
proceeding
if
there
is
no
rop
for
a
property
and
one
of
the
things
that
this
law
does
is
actually
it
requires.
F
With
the
you
know,
filing
of
the
eviction
petition,
the
copy
of
the
rop,
so
that
that
that
question
is
answered
up
front
and
that
we're
hoping
is
going
to
save
some
time
in
eviction
proceedings
by
again
resolving
that
question
before
the
parties
even
have
to
make
an
argument-
and
I
believe,
there's
something
else.
Is
it
that
I
address
everything
you
we're
looking
to
have
addressed.
M
F
That's
precisely
I
mean
what
rent
control
is.
I
mean
there
would
be
a
you
know,
a
board
established
by
the
county.
That
would,
you
know,
adjust
rent
based
on
the
market
and
that's
not
what
this
law
requires
and
basically
excuse
me.
So
one
of
the
grounds
for
an
eviction
under
the
proposed
rule
is
non-payment,
but
there
is
language
in
there
that
you
know
will
will
filter
out
cases
where
the
landlord
has
increased
the
rent
for
the
purpose
of
getting
around
the
good
cause
law.
F
So
there
is,
you
know,
it
simply
puts
the
question
of
whether
or
not
a
rent
increase.
If
one
actually
applies
to
a
particular
eviction
was
imposed
for
the
purpose
of
getting
around
the
law.
It
does
not
prohibit.
You
know
a
negotiated
rent
increase
between
a
landlord
and
tenant.
It
doesn't
establish
that
sort
of
rent
control
board
or
anything
like
that.
It's
simply,
you
know
language
in
our
law
that
addresses
the
likelihood
that,
in
order
to
get
around
the
good
cause,
you
know
grounds
and
not
have
to
argue
them.
B
P
P
So
I
guess
I'm
going
to
bring
up
some
of
these
different
issues
because
I
do
want
to
either
be
able
to
under
explain
them
how
this
isn't
an
issue
to
some
of
the
landlords
that
have
reached
out
to
me,
or
maybe
say
that,
should
this
be
looked
at
in
a
different
way.
So
one
of
the
big
issues
that
was
brought
up
to
me
is
the
lease
renewal.
P
So
it's
a
broader
thing,
but
they
also
have
a
very
strict,
no
smoking
policy
in
their
in
their
units
and
there
are
people
that
will
violate
that
and
that's
those
are
regularly
tenants
that
they
do
not.
They
don't
go
through
eviction
proceedings,
but
they
just
don't
renew
their
leases.
You
know
they
kind
of
say:
listen,
you
know,
which
is,
I
think,
is
reasonable,
but
with
this
it
doesn't
look
like
that's
an
option
and
that
so
it's
so
would
people
have
to
actually
go
through
an
eviction
process.
F
Yeah,
so
there's
nothing
in
the
law
that
requires
a
year
lease
or
anything
like
that
and
the
state
of
the
law
as
it
is
now.
You
know
if
you
did
have
a
tenant
who,
even
at
the
expiration
of
the
lease
refused
to
you,
know
surrender
the
apartment.
You
would
still
have
to
go
through
an
eviction
in
that
case,
but.
F
That
yeah
I
mean
that
that
is
not
in
there
I
mean
what
what
is
in
there
is
that
if
you
know
in
the
situation,
you're
describing
where
a
landlord
has
an
attendant,
the
landlord-tenant
relationship
has
come
to
like
a
natural
conclusion.
If
the
landlord
wanted
them
to
pursue
eviction
and
the
tenant
refused
to
move
out.
The
only
change
under
this
new
law
is
that
the
landlord
would
then
have
to
articulate
in
court
that
I'm
pursuing
eviction,
because
this
tenant
is
violating
a
substantial
lease
provision.
In
this
case,
smoking.
P
Okay,
so
so,
in
other
words,
let's
say
that
this
is
happening,
and
I
I'm
living
joe
is
renting
me.
An
apartment,
joe
happens
to
be
next
to
my
head
here.
It's
probably
not
for
everybody
and-
and
I
joe
is
like
okay-
I
I
don't
know
I
as
mike
said
I
I
want
to
run
to
my
niece
whatever
so
joe's
like
hey
jenny,
I'm
not
going
to
renew
your
lease.
P
F
P
A
Well,
well,
what
usually
happens?
I'm
sorry,
I'm
jumping
in
because
I'm
a
former
housing
court
attorney,
so
I've
seen
this
many
times.
So
what
usually
happens
when
the
natural
end
of
the
lease
comes
to
an
end?
The
well
now
under
the
tenant,
safe,
harbor
act,
you
have
to
give
them
a
certain
notice
beforehand,
and
if
they
stay
past
that
time,
you
now
have
grounds
for
what
is
not
what
is
in
a
form
of
an
eviction
proceeding.
A
It's
called
a
holdover
proceeding
now,
which
is
separate
from
like
a
non-payment
proceeding
so
with
this
provision
with
this
law.
It
doesn't
really
affect
that
one,
because
it's
now
a
substantial
break
from
the
lease,
because
now,
when
you're
on
a
holdover
proceeding
the
courts
understand
this,
that
you
are
no
longer
under
a
lease.
You
are
now
staying
beyond
the
past
terms
of
the
original
lease.
P
F
Q
F
P
P
Yeah
so
then
there's
the
other
piece
of
the
rent
increase
issue,
and
this
comes
up
with
so
for
the
example
of
one
of
my
constituents
who
buys
properties
that
are
not
in
the
best
of
shape
and
then
beautifully
and
lovingly
rehabs
them
there
a
lot
of
times
if
they're
doing
because
they
have
another
job
like
this
is
like
a
labor
of
love
on
their
part.
It
is
a
dramatically
different
apartment
and
it
is
also
a
substantial
output
of
cost,
so
there's
a
totally
and
they
might
rent
it
out.
P
So
what
and-
and
I
I
think-
that's
valid-
I
I
think
if
you
are-
and
is
there
a
function
for
that,
because
my
concern
with
that
is
that
why
would
any
landlord
invest
in
their
property
then
especially
old
buildings,
because
old
buildings
rehabbing
them
I
mean
rick
could
probably
tell
more
stories
about
this
than
anyone
else.
It's
not
cheap,
so
I
I
mean
my
concern
with
that
is
I
love
when
people
do
invest
and
people
do
put
things
in,
I
certainly
don't
want
it
to
be.
P
H
Yeah,
councilman
referrals-
oh,
oh,
I'm!
So
sorry,
okay,
so
I
was
just
going
to
respond
to
that
and
say
that
within
the
good
cause
section,
I
believe
we
titled
it
local
f,
but
that's
the
good
cause
you'll
see
that
there
are
considerations
that
judges
can
take
while
the
proceeding
is
occurring.
So,
for
example,
if
oh
I'm
sorry.
P
Where
are
you
yeah,
but
that
doesn't
have
anything
to
do
so?
That's
during
eviction
I'm
talking
about
this
is
just
I
have
a
property,
and
I
want
to
put
in
thirty
thousand
dollars
in
updating
the
property,
and
then
I
wanna
like,
if
I
do
that,
and
it's
still
rented
for
x
amount.
I
can't
recoup
that
cost.
H
A
Only
thing
that
state
law
has
is
that
if
they
currently
have
the
tenant
and
they're
already
on
a
lease
and
that
they
want
to
raise
the
rent
and
it's
a
certain
threshold
which
is
five
percent,
they
have
to
under
state
law,
give
notice
if
it's
a
one
year
lease
or
less
I'm
sorry,
one.
It's
the
numbers
messing
up,
but
one
year
lease
or
more,
they
have
to
give
a
60-day
notice
of.
We
are
raising
your
rent
by
more
than
five
percent.
E
P
Okay,
that's.
Thank
you.
That's
really
helpful,
because
I
think
that
that
was
a
really
valid
point
that
I
could
and,
and
the
other
thing
is
you
know
I
read
through
the
pages
of
legislation,
but
we
also
have
landlords
who
are
not
necessarily
they
don't
deal
with
this.
So
it's
helpful
for
me
to
be
able
to
talk
to
them
and
say
no.
P
I
only
think
she
has
a
couple
of
properties
and
the
the
tenant
hasn't
been
paying
rent
for
a
year
because
of
covid
and
other
things,
but
the
tenant
is
actually
purposefully
destroying
the
property
to
there's,
I
think,
there's
other
issues
involved
that
are
not.
You
know
we're
trying
to
get
support
on,
but
it
is
one
of
these
issues
where
this
landlord
is
trying
to
do
everything
that
they
possibly
can
to
support
this
person,
but
they're
also
they
actually
there's
restraining
orders
through
the
neighborhood.
P
This
is
a
dramatic
situation,
but
how
is
it
so
in
terms
of
the
expansion
of
powers
making
repairs
for
what?
If
it
is
something
like
I
mean,
is
there
any
sort
of
provision
like
rick?
Do
you
have
flexibility?
Because
I
also
like
this
is
the
situation.
If
I
sent
you
the
address
rick,
you
would
know
exactly
what
I
was
talking
about.
You
might
even
know
now
and
and
it's
actually
so
it's
a
difficult
situation,
because
the
land
she
doesn't
have,
I
mean
she's,
hasn't
been
able
to
pay
her
mortgage.
P
It's
and
she
she's
really
upset
about
the
state
of
her
property
kept
trying
keeps
trying
to
replace
windows,
they
keep
purposefully
breaking
them,
and
so
you
know
what
about
a
situation
like
that.
Is
there
some
sort
of
safeguard
when
it
isn't
the
landlord?
That's
the
bad
actor
because,
let's
be
real,
there's
all
sorts
of
people
in
this
great
wide
world
and
not
every
situation
is
cut
and
dry.
J
J
J
P
P
I
appreciate
this
input
and
I'll
jr
I'll,
probably
circle
back
with
you
at
some
point,
because
I'd
like
to
be
able
to
respond
to
my
different
constituents
that
I've
talked
to
about
it
and
kind
of
put
their
minds
at
ease
about
some
of
these
issues
so
and
thank
you
to
the
sponsors
for
putting
this
together,
because
I
absolutely
believe
in
this
and
appreciate
all
the
work
that's
gone
into.
It.
L
Oh
yeah,
I
think
councilmember
pharaoh
asked
most
of
the
questions
that
I've
been
hearing
from
most
of
the
landlords
in
the
neighborhood,
but
I
do
want
to
say
that
I
stand
by
the
package.
A
list
of
legislation
that's
being
put
forward,
particularly
the
one
that
I'm
sponsoring,
which
is
the
unsafe
unfit.
L
Quite
frankly,
we're
accident
we're
simply
asking
property
owners
to
do
the
right
thing
right
to
to
do
the
repairs
and
maintain
their
properties
to
help
us
with
the
blight
that
we
are
seeing
in
our
city
and
also,
I
know
very
too
often,
people
think
that
council
members
are
legislated
against
landlords.
This
piece
of
legislation
is
going
to
help
landlords.
L
Sometimes
landlords
cannot
or
property
owners
cannot
afford
to
make
the
repairs
and
to
have
the
city
come
in
and
make
the
repairs,
so
you
can
pay
it
on
the
back
end
if
you
want,
if
you
choose
to
that,
is
going
to
help
land
property
owners
and
it's
going
to
help
tenants.
During
this
pandemic
there
was
a
family,
a
landlord
wanted
to
get
the
attendance
out.
There
was
a
issue
as
it
relates
to
the
electric
problems.
The
tenants
were
evicted
because
the
place
was
unsafe.
L
They
stayed
at
a
hotel
for
a
couple
of
weeks
and
have
to
stay
in
the
hotel
not
being
able
to
afford
the
hotel
moving
forward.
They
became
homeless.
I
had
to
make
some
several
phone
calls
to
find
them
a
place
and
ultimately
I
was
able
to
assist
them.
So
I
look
at
this
piece
of
legislation,
particularly
local
law,
h,
as
relates
to
the
city
helping
property
owners
when
they're
unable
to
fix
structural
and
emergency
problems.
My
question
more
so
is
the
liability
aspect
of
it
and
rick.
L
You
probably
have
the
answer
to
this.
What
com?
What
will
can
you
give
us
an
example
of
some
of
the
things
that
the
city
will
come
into
your
house
and
fix?
Very
often,
I
was
hearing
speaking
to
one
of
a
property
owner
the
other
day
and
was
saying
that
the
liability
aspect
of
the
city
comes
and
fix
it
and
then
something
let's
say
a
gas
tank
blows
up.
Who
is
liable?
Is
it
the
property
owner
or
is
it
the
city?
F
Yeah
so
we've
you
know:
we've
gone
through
a
vetting
process
in
terms
of
selecting
the
contractors
and
they'll
have
to
be
fully
insured
and
qualified,
so
we're
making
sure
that
any
contractor,
that's
good.
That's
called
upon
to
do
any
emergency
work
is
fully
qualified
to
do
that.
Work.
We
will
oversee
it
and
we'll
have
a
ring.
L
Thank
you
again.
We
which
trying
to
look
at
this
the
list
piece
of
legislation
that
we're
putting
forward
is
to
address
urban
blight
a
disease.
That's
plaguing
many
cities
all
across
the
state
of
new
york-
and
I
I
want
to-
and
I
may
have
mentioned
it
let's,
I
want
to
thank
the
attorney
general
for
the
million
dollar
rise.
L
Grant
is
definitely
going
to
put
a
dent
in
the
blight
that
we're,
seeing
and
and
just
to
speak
on
another
issue
that
relates
to
the
good
cause
it's
inconvenient
to
come
to.
You
know
the
courts
and
say
to
give
an
explanation
for
everything.
I
understand
that
aspect,
but
I
want
the
landlord
property
owners
to
understand
this.
If
you
want
to
increase
the
rent,
if
you
justify
it,
the
judges
will
work
with
you.
The
city
will
work
with
you.
L
If
you
want
to
bring
a
family
member
to
come
and
move
into
the
house,
you
just
have
to
justify
that.
That
is
all
in
the
legislation,
so
just
want
to
look
at
it
as
we're
just
going
after
property
owners.
This
also
protect
property
owners
and
also
protect
tenants,
there's
some
criminal
activity
that
is
happening
inside
of
your
property.
L
As
a
council
member,
I
will
help
you
evict
that
person.
You
know
so
just
understand
that
there's
a
list
of
things
that
that
the
city
of
albany,
you
don't
have
to
all
you-
have
to
do
just
justify
to
get
the
tenant
out.
So
again,
we
want
to
work
with
property
owners
work
with
residents,
we're
all
in
this
together.
L
S
S
Well
in
the
example
of
a
current
lease
agreement
where
the
tenant
has
x
many
days
to,
let
them
know
they're
not
going
to
renew
and
if
they
don't
renew
such
lease
and
they
don't
give
notice
that
they're
leaving
either
they
could
become
like
a
month-to-month
tenant
in
which
the
landlord
has
the
ability
to
then
you
know
end
the
lease
on
that
monthly
basis.
Does
that
now
conflict
in
that
example,
will
that
now
conflict
the
new
subsection
10
and
require
a
five
month
like
a
five
month
period.
H
H
So,
if
I'm
reading
that
one
correctly,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
have
the
correct
version
in
front
of
me,
but
that
was
to
give
the
tenant
five
months
notice
that
the
non-renewal
would
occur
essentially
saying
that
hey,
I
have
someone
else
coming
in
and
they
have
to
provide
proof
that
they
really
that
the
landlord
does
have
a
new
tenant
coming
in
rob.
I
don't
know
if
that
answers
the
question,
but
that's
sort
of
the
framework
behind
that
subsection.
F
I
mean
when
the
landlord
pursues
the
eviction
if
it
gets
to
that
point,
what
the
law
is
saying
is
the
landlord
needs
to
present
one
of
the
grounds
here
and
the
land.
The
you
know,
subsection
10
is
basically
one
of
the
options.
A
landlord
has
to
justify
the
eviction,
but
you
know
if,
if
it's
the
case
at
the
land
that
the
tenant
is
not
paying
rent
or
is
violating
their
lease,
I
mean
those
are
still
available
to
the
landlord,
to
you
know,
justify
an
eviction
in
that
case.
F
P
E
B
Tell
me
if
I
was
right
or
wrong.
I
was
a
landlord
for
probably
25
years,
a
nice
two
family,
and
you
know
I
put
in
all
new
windows
and
everything.
Okay,
and
I
probably
waited
according
to
this.
If
I
waited
two
years,
okay
to
raise
the
rent
that
wouldn't
justify
it,
what
I
have
to
have
told
them
five
months
before
I
mean
I
put
I
put
in,
I
had
good
tenants
and
good
tenants.
B
I
didn't
want
to
lose
them,
but
at
the
same
time
I
wanted
to
fix
the
place
up
and
make
it
you
know,
make
it
so
down
the
road.
When
I
went
to
pay
for
college
tuitions,
I
could
make
some
money
off
the
house,
but
I
guess
what
I'm
getting
at.
You
have
to
tell
somebody
like,
like
that,
I'm
raising
I'm
raising
your
rent
and
because
I'm
putting
new
windows
in
you
have
to
do
it
ahead
of
time.
F
B
F
E
F
B
That's
not
that's
how
people
are
looking
at
it
just
think
you're
going
to
raise
the
rent,
you
can't
do
it
more
than
three
percent
a
year
and
that's
the
that's
the
feeling
that's
going
around
in
the
city,
I
believe
for
the
other
people.
I've
heard
that
I'd
just
like
to
discount
that
one.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
D
K
Are
you,
okay
with
me
going
joe
all
right?
Thank
you.
So
I
I'm
reading
this
I'm
looking.
I
I
want
to
deal
with
one
law
at
a
time
personally,
I'm
looking
at
local
law
f
and
I'm
reading
this
differently
than
what
I'm
hearing
the
answers
to
miss
farrell's
questions,
be
it
says
no
landlord
shall,
by
action
to
evict
or
recover
possession
by
exclusion
from
premises,
failure
to
renew
any
lease
or
otherwise
remove
any
tenant
from
housing
accommodation,
except
for
good
cause.
K
You
can't
just
decide:
okay,
the
month-to-month
tenancy,
it's
not
working
for
me,
I'm
I'm
going
to
provide
the
person
with
notice
that
I'm
moving.
You
know
I'm
going
to
be
listing
the
premises,
so
I
just
wanna.
I
just
wanna
make
sure
we're
all
on
the
same
page
about
this.
Am
I
right
that,
essentially,
this
prohibits
you
from
not
renewing.
F
Yeah
I
mean
I
want
to
get
a
hyper
technical
here,
but
it
doesn't
require
a
renewal.
It
just
makes
simple
non-renewal.
You
know
removes
that
as
a
ground
for
an
eviction
and
jr
put
it
pretty
well
before
you
really
have
two
ways
to
get
an
eviction
warrant
in
new
york.
State
one
is
for
non-payment
of
rent
and
one
is
for
a
simple,
non-renewable
lease
and
what
this
law
does
in
its
essence
is
for
those
cases
where
you
have
a
simple
non-renewal:
you.
F
F
It's
all
the
things
that
you
know
are
discussed
in
court
in
in
housing
court
anyway,
you
know
things
like
not
paying
your
rent,
not
following
the
lease
using
the
property
illegally,
all
those
sort
of
common
sense
things.
This
is
just
a
formal
requirement
that
those
be
articulated
in
court
as
opposed
to
simply
saying
I'm.
You
know
deciding
to
to
not
renew
the
lease.
K
K
I
thought
I
thought
that
the
landlord
could
just
decide
not
to
renew,
because
they
have
decided
that
there's
you
know
it's
not
working
for
them,
essentially
all
right
so
there,
so
there
needs
to
be
good
cause
and
then,
with
regard
to
the
the
thing
that
miss
frederick
was
just
asking
about,
I
do
find
this
confusing.
I
do
find
it
having
been
a
landlord
once
I
do
find
it
a
little
disconcerting
that
twofold
one
is.
K
It
looks
like
you
can
only
discontinue
a
tendency
that
is
based
upon
a
lease
if
you
give
the
tenant,
you
know
unless
there's
mutual
agreement,
but
you
have
to
give
the
tenant
five
months
notice
and
the
tenant
essentially
has
the
ability
to
consent
to
that.
But
then
the
tenant
can
withdraw
anytime
up
to
the
point
the
landlord
enters
into
a
new
lease
which
strikes
me
as
being
a
little
challenging,
because
you
need
to
know
when
the
place
is
going
to
be
vacant
and
then
you
go
out
and
find
another
tenant.
K
This
is
not
necessarily
helpful
to
other
tenants
who
are
looking
at
apartments.
I
think
because
you
don't
know
if
that,
if
that
rental
is
really
going
to
be
available
because
the
tenant
you
can
go
and
look
at
that
apartment
and
say:
oh
okay,
I
want
to
rent
it
and
then
the
tenant
says
you
know.
In
the
meantime
the
tenant
has
has
said.
No,
I
want
to
stay
and
then
that
tenant
has
an
absolute
right
to
stay
according
to
this,
if
they
sign
a
new
lease.
F
No,
actually,
I
mean
the
way
it's
written.
Is
it's
actually
supposed
to
prevent
that
situation?
I
mean
once
the
new
tenant
has
entered
into
an
agreement
with
the
landlord
where
that
promises
promise
has
been
made
by
the
tenant.
The
landlord
is
going
to
be
entitled
to
an
eviction
warrant
at
that
point,
but
otherwise
it
leaves.
F
Proceeding
anyway,
I
mean
that
uncertainty
is
sort
of
built
into
the
economics
of
the
landlord-tenant
relationship
as
it
is
and,
like
I
said,
we
do
try
to
provide
some
protection
for
that,
because
you
know
where
the
landlord
has
acted
on
a
promise.
You
know
acted
in
good
faith
on
a
promise
like
that.
We
want
to
protect
the
landlord,
but
yeah
I
mean,
like
you
know.
F
Under
that
scenario,
and
under
things
as
they
are
now,
you
know
you,
you
can't
protect
a
situ,
you
can't,
you
know,
guarantee
a
tenant's
not
going
to
say
you
know.
You
know,
I'm
backing
out
of
my
promise
to
move
out
on
a
particular
date.
Now
you
have
to
go,
get
an
eviction
warrant,
that's
not
ideal,
but
it
is
sort
of.
K
A
new
relationship,
I
personally,
I
think
that
this
particular
provision
needs
some
work
both
in
terms
of
clarity
and
also
in
terms
of,
I
think
that
it
shouldn't
be
up
until
the
point.
In
the
time
the
landlord
has
entered
into
a
new
lease
if
they,
if
a
tenant
has
been
provided
with
five
months
notice,
essentially
and
for
them
to
you
know
I,
and
then
the
landlord
is
starting
to
market
it.
K
K
K
K
K
Run
a
risk
if
they
don't
have
actual
consent,
have
an
actual
agreement
right
now
they
provide
notice
on
a
30-day.
You
know:
month-to-month
tennessee.
They
provide
the
notice,
that's
all
the
proof
they
need
now
for
us
to
say
it's
got
to
be
by
that
the
the
tenant
can
stay
over
and
the
landlord
can't
evict
where
where's
the
provisions
that
say
by
mutual
consent.
K
K
K
Miss
farrell
point:
you
know,
suggested
300
percent
increase
in
rent
if
there
had
been
substantial
renovations
well,
that
might
be
appropriate
if
there
was
thirty
thousand
dollars
renovations
and
the
prior
rent
was
five
hundred
dollars
or
something
but
and
so
you're
recovering
the
money
over
three
years.
But
if
you,
you
know
so
I'm
just
I'm
just
wondering
if
we
can
provide
some
clarity
on
that
particular
issue
in
this
legislation,
so
that
it's
just
not
automatic.
Just
because
you
say
oh,
I
have
you
know
five
thousand
dollars
worth
of
renovations
here.
K
K
I
U
U
B
O
B
B
U
U
Hear
both
of
you
okay,
so
anyway,
some
of
the
changes
that
are
being
proposed
in
local
law
eye
are
gonna
help
with
tracking
down
landlords
who
tend
to
be
evasive.
You
know,
they're
gonna
require
copy
of
the
driver's
license
social
security
number.
If
it's
a
corporation
or
an
llc
it'll
require
the
ein
number
two
emergency
contacts.
U
The
idea
of
posting
the
rop
at
the
house
so
that
when
people
are
looking
at
a
property
to
rent
they'll,
be
able
to
see
that
this
is
a
property
that
is
registered.
I
think
that's
very
important.
You
know
some
of
the
changes
that
are
being
proposed
for
the
fees.
They'll
encourage
a
more
timely
renewal,
and
I
do
support
that.
U
The
change
from
30
months
to
24
months
again,
we'll
enable
the
department
to
the
city
to
stay
more.
On
top
of
these,
these
rental
properties,
the
ability
for
our
chief
building
officer
to
official
to
revoke
an
rop.
You
know
if
there
are
extreme
code
violations.
I
think
that's
makes
sense
as
well,
but
I
am
very
interested
in
hearing
from
the
public.
You
know
there
may
be
aspects
of
of
local
law
eye
that
we
need
to
tweak
and
need
to
look
at
more
closely.
B
Q
Q
The
five
percent
piece
that
is
there
specifically
to
make
it
so
a
landlord
does
not
refuse
to
renew
somebody's
lease
just
because
they've
caught
codes
on
them
because
they
haven't
addressed
issues
with
the
property.
It's
not
rent
control.
It's
to
tell
a
landlord.
You
cannot
price
out
a
tenant
because
they
have
called
you
to
do
your
job.
Q
It
is
not
so
that
landlords
don't
get
their
investment
back
from
what
they
put
into
the
project.
It
is
so
that
landlords
cannot
intimidate
tenants
by
telling
them
we're
gonna
raise
your
rent.
You
know
three
four
hundred
dollars,
even
though
we've
done
no
work
on
your
property
because
you
caught
code
on
us.
So
that's
the
point
of
you
know
having
that
five
percent
on
there.
It
is
not
rent
control.
Q
If
you
buy
a
property,
you
fix
it
up
and
you
run
it
and
the
old
and
there's
nobody
in
there
and
the
old
rent
was
a
500
and
you
put
in
brand
new
kitchen
brand
new
everything
now
for
you
to
do
that,
there's
nobody
in
there!
Okay,
you
want
to
rent
that
out,
for
whatever
you
want.
You
can
do
that.
This
does
not
stop
that
this
stops
it
from
landline
system,
no
work
to
their
property,
try
to
out-price
tenants
that
have
called
them
for
not
doing
their
job.
Q
So
I
want
to
make
sure
that's
very,
very
clear.
Now,
if
you
read
the
document,
there
are
clear,
very,
very
clear
and
open
ways
for
you
to
be
able
to
evict
a
bad
tenant
if
he
doesn't
10
doesn't
pay
the
rent
number
one.
That's
a
good
cause
eviction
if
the
tenant's
not
following
your
rules
in
your
lease.
So
if
you
say
no
smoking,
if
you
say
there
shouldn't
be
music
being
played,
you
know
loudly,
then
that's
a
good
cause
eviction.
Q
Now
you
have
to
document
it,
which
means
landlords
that
allow
their
land
their
tenants
to
play
their
music
like
landlords
that
I
deal
with,
who
let
their
properties
their
tenants
play
the
music
to
two
three
in
the
morning
and
the
tenants
on
the
other
units
are
calling
and
complaining,
but
they
don't
want
to
deal
with
it
now.
Those
landlords
are
going
to
deal
with
and
they're
going
to
have
an
incentive
to
deal
with
it
so
that
they
will
address
and
change
the
behavior
and
that's
what
this
is
about.
Q
If,
if
you're
doing
everything
right,
read
the
legislation
read
it
and
you
will
feel
a
lot
more
comfortable
with
it.
If
you
are
not
following
the
rules
and
are
not
treating
your
tenants
and
your
property
and
our
neighborhoods
with
any
respect,
then
yeah
you're
gonna
have
to
do
more
work
and
our
neighborhoods
to
serve
that.
Our
residents
deserve
that
and
I'm
open
to
making
any
clarification
that
people
want
to
make
to
about
the
mutual
consent,
because,
if
there's
mutual
consent,
that
means
the
tenant
and
the
landlord
have
agreed
on
something
and
that's
fine.
Q
Q
You
can't
raise
somebody's
rent,
300
percent
because
they
called
colt
and
you
did
nothing
to
their
property.
That's
what
this
is
about.
This
is
about
creating
a
fur
environment
and
for
those
landlords
who
do
everything
right
and
live
and
have
properties
on
blocks
that
landlords.
Don't
do
everything
right,
you're,
going
to
see
improvements,
you're,
going
to
see
your
property
value,
go
up,
you're,
going
to
have
you're
going
to
see
the
cause
of
complaints
from
your
tenants
that
are
calling
you
because
someone
next
door
is
playing
music
go
down.
Q
So
I
ask
people,
read
the
legislation,
read
it
read
it
because
it
is
fair,
it
is.
It
is
worthy,
and
I
appreciate
the
lawyers
being
here.
I
I
really
do.
I
appreciate
rob.
I
I
appreciate
having
that
legal
expertise
here,
because
you
know
they're
the
ones
that
that
break
it
down.
But
if
you
read
it,
you
read
it
and
you
and
you
get
what
these
numbers
are
for.
D
D
B
T
All
right,
well,
I
was
well
I
guess.
My
main
comment
is
unlike
barber,
shops
and
restaurants
and
retail
stores,
even
daycares
and
other
programs.
Layout
housing
providers
and
storage
units
have
got
absolutely
nothing
from
the
ppe
loans
got
received.
Absolutely
nothing,
in
fact,
the
otdec
o2
website
is
still
defunct,
is
not
running.
Ppe
loans
are
for
every
other
business,
but
not
for
storage
units
or
landlords,
but
we
you
lost
money
for
almost
a
year
because
tenants,
you
know
a
lot
of
tenants.
Are
you
know?
Decent
slumbers
would
not
be
calling
or
even
participating.
T
I
know
they
mention
something
about
with
the
code
enforcement
coming
to
fix
and
repair,
so
the
tenants
don't
get
screwed
over,
but
are
they
they
never
did
answer
if
they're
gonna
offer
repair
forgiveness,
because
obviously
the
landlord
can't
afford
to
fix
something,
especially
the
tenants
screwing
it
up.
Like
someone
said,
the
tenant
is
purposely
breaking
windows.
The
courts
have
been
closed.
You
couldn't
even
file
for
eviction
paperwork.
T
So
what
are
you
gonna
do
just
have
busted
windows
and
then
let
the
water
ruin
your
own
property
that
the
tenants
don't
care
about,
because
they're
about
to
leave
whenever
this
free
ride
is
over.
A
lot
of
tenants
are
just
riding
out
the
free
eviction,
because
why
would
they
leave
they
don't
have
to?
And
you
know
the
tenants
are
destroying
your
property.
Unfortunately,
and
the
landlords
are
stuck
there
and
they
can't.
You
know
you're,
probably
getting
more
and
more.
T
A
minute
remain,
and
so
I
think
it's
interesting
when
they
mention
about
helping
the
derelict
property
seem
like
a
lot
of
decent
property
owners
from
what
I
hear,
selling
and
walking
away
or
just
walking
away
from
the
properties,
and
then
you
have
more
and
more
defunct
abandoned
buildings.
I
don't
see
how
that's
helping
anyone,
because
no
landlord
who
can't
is
going
to
stay
and
go
broke
with
tenants
from
hell
and
no
tenant
wants
to
live
in
a
building
with
other
house.
You
know
neighbors
from
hell,
they'll
move
out.
T
T
T
E
E
W
I
wanted
to
speak,
not
in
complete
opposition
necessarily
to
some
of
the
ideas
that
have
been
brought
forward
here,
but
some
of
the
comments
that
have
been
made
beg
a
few
questions
and
I
understand
that's
not
a
question
in
the
answer,
but
some
of
these
things,
like
you,
know
jeopardy
kind
of
have
to
be
asked
in
the
form
of
a
question,
and
you
know
I
I
think
the
the
first
question
that
comes
to
mind-
and
I
hope
the
council
will
consider-
is
what
is
the
basis
for
this
particular
law.
At
this
particular
moment.
W
It
is
not
so
easy
to
deal
with
somebody,
even
if
your
law
provides
for
it
and
so
the
more
restrictive
it
becomes
in
terms
of
of
terminating
or
I
guess,
a
better
word
is
not
renewing
a
lease
or
a
tenancy,
the
more
restrictive
that
becomes
the
harder
it
is
for
neighborhoods
to
be
stabilized.
From
the
other
perspective,
when
you
have
people
that
are
disturbing
their
neighbors,
as
the
last
speaker
mentioned,
they
leave
and
they
often
leave
the
neighborhood
because
they
may
or
may
not
find
something
available
nearby.
W
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
ambiguity
there
and
I
think
there
have
been
a
few
attempts
to
explain
it,
but
some
of
the
questions
may
not
have
been
100
accurate
in
terms
of
the
direction
to
getting
to
the
bottom
of
that.
So
I'd
like
to
hear
more
on
that,
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
council
members
fully
understand,
because
I
certainly
don't
how
that's
supposed
to
work
if,
in
fact,.
W
V
V
Okay,
so
I
I
live
in
clifton
park
right
now,
I
own
property
on
clinton,
avenue
and
elk
street
in
albany.
I've
owned
down
there
for
24
years,
and
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
I
appreciate
that
you
folks
are
trying
to
clean
up
our
city.
I
really
really
do.
However,
I
feel
that
a
lot
of
these
proposals
that
you're
putting
forward
are
stepping
on
the
rights
of
us
as
property
owners.
V
With
all
due
respect
in
the
24
years
I've
been
in
albany,
I
haven't
seen
any
part
of
the
proposed
legislation
that
actually
does
have
a
solution
to
decreasing
the
blight
in
the
neighborhood.
I
see
it
only
as
increasing
penalties
and
fines
and
interest
on
property
owners.
That's
not
a
solution.
I
know
I've
talked
to
rick
pryor
and
other
code
enforcers.
V
I
apologize
okay,
I
I
know
that
you
know.
I
know
that,
there's
a
lot
of
bad
actors
as
far
as
property
owners,
but
I
think
we
also
need
to
be
honest,
that
there's
bad
actors
with
a
lot
of
the
tenants
I
live,
I'm
sorry
I
own
in
challenged
areas,
and
I
pre
I
pretty
much
babysit
a
lot.
I
mean
I
mediate
challenges
fights
bad
behavior
guns,
drugs,
you
name
it
for
you
not
to
help
me
put
boundaries
around
the
tenants
for
garbage
damages
to
the
buildings,
the
apartments
that
doesn't
change.
V
My
neighborhood
I
pick
up
garbage
daily.
I
get
fined
for
garbage
all
the
time.
Nobody
helps
the
property
owner,
especially
in
challenged
areas,
make
changes
to
the
area.
All
they
do
is
penalize
owners
by
rop
fees
and
other
fees
that
you're
putting
on
which,
I
think
is
really
out
of
control.
You
have
a
hundred
percent
late
fee
with
an
rop.
How
is
that
possible
when
your
good
cause
proposal
only
allows
a
five
percent
increase
in
rent?
How
is
that
proportional?
V
I
find
that
to
be
a
little
bit
out
of
control.
I
also
feel
you
know
kathy
sheehan
had
said
on
the
outside
of
this
meeting,
that
the
rationale
for
good
cause
is
to
deal
with
the
housing
crisis
created
by
copen
19..
How
can
that
be
possible
that
there's
a
housing
crisis
when
our
courts
have
been
closed
for
over
a
year
and
no
one's
getting
evicted?
That's
just
not
a
true
statement
with
all
due
respect.
V
I
feel
that
good
cause
is
only
tenant
cited
and
the
property
owner
and
their
businesses
are
not
considered
here.
This
is
our
property.
With
that
property
comes
ownership,
rights
guaranteed
by
the
constitution
and
good
cause
eviction
is
taking
away
those
property
rights,
it's
also
taking
and
stepping
into
our
business
and
our
contract
with
our
tenant,
which
is
illegal.
So
I
ask
with
all
due
respect:
government
takes
a
step
back
gets
out
of
our
business.
V
A
X
X
X
I
am
not
married
to
that
person.
I
don't
need
to
keep
that
individual
in
my
property.
If
I
do
not
want
him
not
in
that
property,
that's
my
basic
right
as
a
homeowner,
you
know,
there's
it
doesn't
make
any
sense
that
the
city
of
albany
is
going
to
tell
me
whether
or
not
I
should
have
a
tenant
that,
for
whatever
reason
I
do
not
want
him
or
her
in
my
apartment
that
I
have
to
keep
him
there
as
long
as
he
keeps
or
paying
rent,
it
doesn't
make
any
sense
whatsoever.
X
We
all
know
10
of
the
people
cause
95
of
the
problems.
You
know
we
we
we
can't
get
along
with
everybody.
We
can't
please
everybody,
but
we
should
not
be
limited
past
our
obligation
as
a
contractual
agreement
to
keep
housing
somebody
that
we
do
not
want
in
our
property
anymore,
whether
it's
even
if
they're
a
good
tenant,
a
bad
tenant
on
time
pain.
It
doesn't
matter
we
just
if
we
should
have
the
right
to
decide
whether
or
not
we
want
to
continue
our
relationship
with
a
person
in
our
in
our
own
property.
X
O
O
Great
well,
thank
you,
so
marshall
miller,
I
live
in
the
mansion,
neighborhood
downtown
albany.
I've
lived
here
for
18
years.
I
I
prepared
this
impassioned
speech
and
then
I
was
listening
to
the
incredible
thoughtful
comments
of
the
common
council
members
and
realized
that
this
is.
This
is
a
thoughtful
conversation.
I'm
just
happy
to
participate
in
it.
O
On
that
level,
I
think
listening
to
what
people
are
saying
is
that
it
seems
like
there's
a
split
in
that
perhaps
there's
the
rule
followers
and
then
what
we
might
call
the
chronic
code
violators
and
I
think
so
much
of
the
efforts
of
the
city,
the
code
enforcement
officials,
the
the
tenants
advocacy
organizations
are
sort
of
dealing
with
the
chronic
problems,
and
I
think
for
those
of
us
who
are
rule
followers.
Some
of
the
legislation-
that's
sort
of
written
in
mind
for
for
the
problems,
leaves
us
kind
of
wondering
like
okay.
O
How
does
this
work?
How
does
this
make
sense,
and
I
think
that
may
be
a
helpful
way
of
sort
of
thinking
thinking
through
this.
For
me,
this
is
particularly
the
case
around
local
law
eye,
and
I
really
appreciate
ms
fay
saying
that
we
could
take
a
closer
look
at
it
because
I
feel
like
it
does
need
a
closer
look
in
terms
of
thinking
through
some
aspects
of
it.
One
thing
that
concerns
me
in
particular
is
the
idea
of
having
to
hang
the
rop
with
phone
numbers
on
the
wall.
O
It
would
seem
like
this
forces
tenants
in
single
family
homes
to
basically
have
this
government
document
on
their
wall,
which
they
should
be
able
to
decorate
their
homes,
how
they
like,
and
I
think
in
multi-family
units
it
puts
the
landlord
in
the
position
of
having
their
phone
number
and
these
emergency
conducts
who
may
have
been
roped
in
as
family
members.
I
know
my
78
year
old
mother
has
been
an
emergency
contact
of
also
having
their
phone
numbers
sort
of
publicly
on
display.
O
O
This,
there's
been
concerns
about
the
city
having
access
to
the
numbers,
but
you
already
have
that
on
file
in
case
of
an
emergency
and
making
sure
the
tenants
have
the
numbers
much
in
the
same
way,
there's
lead
disclosure
in
which
you
have
an
exchange,
so
people
can
can
contact
each
other
in
case.
There's
a
concern.
O
I
think
that,
and
I'm
going
to
say
personally,
a
lot
of
small-time
landlords
are
just
like,
of
course,
tenants
can
access
us
like.
I
live
on
the
same
block
as
my
tenants.
They
can
I've
told
them
they
can
ring
my
doorbell
at
3am.
If
there's
a
problem
in
an
emergency
like
we're
all
happy
to
do.
Do
that
as
opposed
to
people
who
are
you
know,
aren't
even
our
epstein
landlords
who
are
in
in
new
york
are
out
of
state.
I
think
same
issue
around
the
timely
renewal
question.
O
In
that
I
understand
codes
is
really
busy,
have
a
lot
of
respect
for
everything
on
their
plates.
It
does
seem
a
little.
It
does
seem
a
little
odd
that
this
has
no
reminder
letter
and
it's
also
really
confusing
to
me.
You
would
increase
the
frequency
and
the
expense
of
rops
without
dealing
with
the
fact
that
the
majority
of
rental
units
in
the
city
don't
have
rops,
and
I
think
you
need
a
place
a
way
to
remedy
that
onboarding
people,
not
penalizing
people,
aren't
aware
of
the
law.
O
If
you
care
about
everybody
having
smoke
detectors
and
carbon
monoxide
detectors,
you
need
to
deal
with
all
the
buildings
that
aren't
registered
as
opposed
to
increasing
the
frequency
and
the
cost
for
those
that
are
so
really
appreciate.
You
taking
a
look
at
these
issues
and
sort
of
resolving
them.
I
realize
these
are
complex
issues.
I'm
happy
to
talk
about
ideas
and
solutions,
including
streamlining
the
process
for
people
who
are
already
following
the
laws
and
and
registered,
but
that's
an
ongoing
conversation
to
have.
Thank
you,
mr
miller,.
Z
Z
Z
These
local
laws
are
a
much
overdue
effort
by
the
city
to
stabilize
our
neighborhoods
too.
Many
of
us
have
seen
the
impact
of
a
poorly
maintained
rental
property
on
a
block,
a
street
and
a
neighborhood
who
hasn't
driven
down
an
albany
street
after
an
absence
of
a
couple
years
and
wondered:
oh,
my
god,
what
is
happening
here
together
as
a
group,
these
four
pieces
of
legislation
are
designed
to
bring
housing
stability
to
our
tenants
and
therefore
stability,
to
our
neighborhoods.
Z
And
when
we
talk
about
housing
stability,
what
we
mean
is
the
tenant's
right
to
maintain
a
home
when
landlords
talk
about
their
right
to
control
property,
everyone
seems
to
forget
that
people
actually
live
and
make
their
homes
in
apartments
and
in
rental
property,
and
just
because
a
landlord
has
a
change
of
heart
or
has
a
whim
does
not
mean
you
should
lose
your
home
together.
As
a
group,
these
four
pieces
of
legislation
are
designed
to
bring
housing
stability
to
our
tenants
and
therefore
stabilize
our
neighborhoods
proposed
local
law
f.
Also
called
good
cause.
Z
Tenants
will
no
longer
have
to
fear
retaliation
if
they
make
a
complaint
about
a
repair,
not
done
a
heating
system
that
is
not
working
or
an
electrical
outlet.
That
is
sparking
proposed.
Local
laws.
H
h
and
I
address
the
critical
problems
that
happen
when
a
landlord
refuses
to
make
much
needed
repairs.
Z
These
laws
will
give
the
building
department,
after
giving
advance
notice
to
the
landlord
the
option
of
getting
the
repairs
done
themselves
rather
than
condemning
the
building
and
forcing
tenants
onto
the
street
or
into
homeless
shelters.
It
is
clear
that
this
is
a
better
solution
to
the
dilemma
than
what
is
provided
by
current
laws.
Z
This
comprehensive
legislative
framework
represents
a
holistic
repo
approach
to
the
issues
we
face
in
our
neighborhoods
in
albany.
Good
landlords
committed
to
maintaining
their
property
keeping
their
apartments
in
good
repair
and
taking
pride
in
our
neighborhood
should
have
no
objection
to
this
legislation.
In
fact,
these
proposals
enhance
everyone's
investment
in
our
city.
No
one
wants
a
rundown
building
as
a
neighbor,
not
a
homeowner,
not
a
tenant
and
not
a
landlord.
Thank
you.
E
Y
Y
Y
Y
Okay,
so
far
as
rent
control,
mike
o'brien
happens
to
be
100
percent
correct
the
fiscal
impacts,
I
love
that
term
that
is
being
presented
on
the
bottom
of
the
pages
fiscal
impact.
None.
I
really
don't
believe
people
understand
what
fiscal
impact
is,
and
I
would
love
for
the
common
council
to
explain
that
to
their
fellow
members
as
well
as
the
public
as
to
what
a
fiscal
impact
is.
Y
Next
eviction
by
lease
provision
is
a
perpetual
tenancy.
There
is
no
landlord
and
I've
been
doing
this
for
over
40
years,
and
many
of
you,
common
council
members
are
as
old
as
I
am,
if
not
older,
understand
that
there
is
not
a
landlord
out
there.
That
says
I'm
going
to
rent
an
apartment
and
evict
the
person
I'm
going
to
rent
the
apartment
and
I'm
going
to
cause
damage
to
the
apartment.
Y
In
order
to
want
to
call
codes
next
is
repair.
Excuse
me,
a
boiler.
A
boiler
call
is
approximately
five
thousand
dollars.
Five
thousand
dollar
return
at
a
forty
dollar
per
month,
rent
increase
at
eight
hundred
dollars
per
month.
Rent
will
take
10
plus
years
125
months
in
order
to
recoup
that
cost.
I
hope
you
all
understand
that
about
a
dollar
breakdown
for
landlords.
Thank
you
be
well.
D
D
Just
as
there
are
predatory
landlords
who
are
taking
who
take
advantage
of
tenants,
there
are
predatory
tenants
who
are
taking
unfair
advantage
of
landlords
who
are
trying
to
do
the
right
thing.
Please
listen
to
landlords
who
are
trying
to
do
the
right
thing,
but
are
being
harmed
by
predatory
tenants.
They
have
a
story
to
tell.
I
worry
that
unbalanced
policy
would
lead
to
unintended
consequences
for
the
affordable
housing
market
and
for
vulnerable
populations.
That
was
her
comment
and
I
believe
gabriella
romero
signed
up
to
actually
speak
and
is
also
with
us.
A
AA
Great
hi,
so
my
name
is
gabriella
romero.
I
live
at
490
madison
ave
in
the
city,
and
I've
lived
here
as
a
renter
in
this
neighborhood
directly
around
the
washington
park
area
for
the
past
five
years.
First
on
state
street,
then
on
south
lake
and
now
on,
madison,
f
and
I'm
here
tonight
to
support
the
housing
proposals.
AA
Local
law,
f,
g
h
and
I
and
I
urge
this
group
to
move
them
out
of
committee
with
a
positive
recommendation
and
the
most
exciting
piece
for
me
as
a
youth
and
a
renter
for
the
entirety
of
my
adult
life
are
the
changes
to
the
rop
the
locology,
requiring
the
emergency
contact,
information
and
tenants
resources
to
be
posted
visibly
in
the
building,
and
this
combined
with
the
passage
of
good
cause.
Evictions.
AA
Local
law
f,
is
really
huge
and
I
want
to
share
a
personal
story
with
you:
some
problems
that
I've
had
as
a
renter
in
my
old
apartment
on
south
lake,
very,
very,
very
cheap
rent,
but
at
times
kind
of
concerning
living
conditions.
At
that
time
I
didn't
have
the
time
or
the
resources
to
really
move
myself
somewhere
else
and
because
I
wanted
to
stay
in
the
neighborhood
and
was
paying
the
cheapest
rent.
I
I
really
didn't
know
what
to
do.
AA
I
didn't
have
anyone
to
contact
when
the
power
was
out
or
when
hot
water
stopped
working
or
when
every
four
or
five
months
there
was
brown
water
coming
out
of
the
shower
or
sink
faucet
and
as
a
tenant.
I
was
put
in
a
really
fearful
and
kind
of
powerless
position,
no
one
to
directly
contact
to
address
these
issues,
and
if
I
went
higher
to
complain
to
the
city,
I
was
afraid
I'd
get
evicted
for
complaining
and
I
loved
that
area.
AA
I
was
scared
and
I
wanted
to
stay
in
the
neighborhood,
knowing
that
I
had
the
cheapest
rent.
So
I
worked
out
and
I
waited
long
periods
of
time
to
get
these
repairs
and
it's
kind
of
stressful
as
a
law
student
and
then
a
young
public
defender
not
knowing
what
to
do
and
kind
of
embarrassing
and
a
little
upsetting.
So
I'm
not
the
only
one
to
feel
this
way.
AA
I
know
you
guys
have
heard
a
lot
of
comments
today,
but
I
have
friends
and
even
extended
friends
in
social
circles,
that
this
type
of
thing
that
I'm
explaining
brown
water
coming
into
faucets
or
not
having
hot
water
or
not
having
electricity
for
periods
of
time
is
normal
and
there's
a
lot
of
people,
my
age
renters.
That
feel
this
way,
but
we
keep
moving.
So
that's
why
this
type
of
legislation
is
needed
and
this
package
of
bills
really
empowers
people.
AA
D
D
D
D
D
I'm
writing
to
you
today
to
send
support
for
the
albany
housing
proposals
which
include
local
law
fgh,
and
I
stopping
retaliatory
evictions
and
improving
business.
I'm
sorry
housing
should
be
a
priority
of
the
city
and
many
others.
Housing
is
a
basic
right
and
if
we
must
fight
to
have
decent
housing,
the
city
should
assist
in
repairs
that
landlords
refuse
to
handle
and
landlords
should
be
held
accountable.
D
D
So
joanne
says
that
she
is
supporting
the
city
of
albany's
housing
proposals,
local
law,
f,
g
h
and
I
of
2021
I'm
a
social
work
volunteer
who
has
helped
many
refugee
families
with
housing
problems
over
the
past
15
years.
The
conditions
that
many
of
these
families
live
in
are
shameful,
even
though
the
rents
are
high.
These
tenants
are
often
taken
advantage
of
by
unscrupulous
landlords
and
rarely
receive
their
deposits
back
when
they
move.
D
I
strongly
urge
you
to
pass
these
laws
so
that
tenants
can
have
adequate
protection
and
can
get
the
repairs
they
need
without
fear
of
retaliation,
harassment
and
eviction
from
the
landlords.
Additionally,
I
request
that
you
consider
legislation
that
would
penalize
those
landlords
who
do
not
return
security
deposits
when
tenants
move
out
and
the
apartment
is
in
appropriate
condition,
often
better
and
cleaner
than
it
was
when
the
tenant
moved
in.
Please
don't
hesitate
to
contact
me
if
examples
are
needed
and
that
was
from
joanne
besogna
and
then
chase.
E
D
Adrian
charles
hill
of
28,
delaware,
terrace,
provides
the
following.
During
the
past
decade,
the
incomes
of
the
working
poor
in
the
capital
district
have
fallen
or
flatlined
housing
costs
have
soared,
and
public
policy
has
failed
to
bridge
the
gap.
As
a
result,
most
of
these
families
were
devoting
at
least
half
of
their
income
to
covering
housing
costs
and
eviction
has
not
only
become
a
common
event
in
some
of
their
lives,
but
an
integral
part
of
the
business
practices
of
many
landlords
in
albany.
D
In
the
rental
process,
many
times
tenants
are
subjected
to
having
to
fill
out
an
application
undergo
a
credit
or
reference
checks
are
scrutinized
and
judged
because
they
receive
entitlements,
have
section
8
or
a
shelter,
plus
care
voucher
and
made
to
feel
like
a
landlord
is
doing
them
a
favor
by
renting
to
them.
When
truth
be
told,
individuals
and
families
are
looking
for
stability
in
their
lives,
and
it
is
never
their
intention
to
rent
a
place
to
live
and
then
be
displaced
by
eviction,
as
stated
in
section
two
necessity
for
legislation.
D
The
new
york
state,
housing,
instability
and
tenant
prevent
protection
act.
Hstpa
passed
in
2019
provides
protection
for
tenants
that
have
the
effect
of
delaying
the
initiation
of
any
eviction
procedure.
Proceedings
excluded
from
the
hstpa
is
any
requirement
for
the
landlords
or
property
owners
to
provide
justification
for
said
eviction
or
removal
of
tenants
from
housing
accommodations
in
the
city
of
albany.
This
legislation
seeks
to
bridge
the
gap
before
covert
between
4
000
and
5.
000
households
were
sued
for
eviction
in
albany
city
court
alone.
D
Every
year
in
albany,
60
of
households,
rent
totaling
about
25,
000,
renter
households.
The
number
of
lawsuits
in
albany
city
court
represents
somewhere
around
one
in
five
renters
being
sued
for
eviction
every
year
before
covert
half
of
those
rental
households
were
cost
burdened
by
monthly
housing
costs.
I
cannot
imagine
what
those
numbers
will
look
like
moving
forward
and
how
they
will
continue
to
grow
in
the
continuation
and
aftermath
of
at
19..
A
A
D
D
AB
AB
Maria
markovics,
I
live
at
38,
myrtle
avenue
in
albany
zip12202,
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
housing
for
all,
and
we
really
want
to
thank
alfredo
and
the
other
sponsors
of
the
these
important
housing
bills.
You
know
the
rental
having
rental
property
is
a
business
and
you
know,
but
the
apartment
is
someone's
home,
and
so
you
know
good
landlords
have
nothing
to
fear
from
this
legislation.
Responsible
owners
have
been
following
much
of
what's
being
laid
out
in
this
legislation.
AB
AB
I
think,
by
giving
more
security
to
tenants,
really
does
enhance
neighborhood
stability
when
a
tenant
knows
that
they
cannot
be
evicted
on
the
whim
of
a
landlord
that
the
that
the
owner
must
have
a
reason
for
asking
them
to
leave
their
apartment.
They
feel
more
vested
in
that
housing
and
in
the
neighborhood.
The
apartment
then
becomes
their
home
for
many
residents.
Now
it's
not
a
home
because
they
know
that
they
can
be
asked
to
leave
for
no
reason.
Secondly,
giving
the
building
department
the
option
to
act
to
repair
serious
violations.
AB
AB
Oh
sorry,
okay
30
seconds
when
tenants
move
into
an
apartment
and
they'll
know
that
there's
been
an
inspection
there.
That
does
not
take
place
now.
So
again
we
support
this.
It's
good
for
good
tenants
and
it's
good
for
good
landlords
and
it'll
it'll
it'll
help
regulate
owners
who
are
not
responsible.
So
thank
you.
D
Kristen
copper
asks
that
the
following
be
shared
on
her
behalf.
The
city
of
albany's
housing
proposals
are
an
important
step
to
providing
safe
and
stable
housing
to
residents
in
our
community
as
a
local
documentary.
Filmmaker
I've
worked
with
tenants
to
share
their
stories
and
experiences
with
housing
in
albany.
It's
shocking
to
see
the
atrocious
conditions
many
tenants
are
living
in
here,
cockroaches
in
the
kitchen,
broken
windows
and
locks
buildings
without
fire
alarms,
the
list
of
dangerous
housing
issues
in
our
community
goes
on
and
on.
D
If
you'd
like
to
see
the
conditions
firsthand,
please
watch
my
video
I've
interviewed
tenants
who
report
these
dangerous
housing
situations
to
code
enforcement,
but
instead
of
receiving
repairs,
they
receive
a
retaliatory
eviction.
Notice,
tenants
are
afraid
to
assert
their
rights
and
to
report
problems
in
fear
of
this
type
of
retaliation
and
harassment
from
their
landlord.
It's
time
for
change,
it's
time
for
tenants
to
be
able
to
safely
assert
their
rights
to
a
deep
to
a
decent
place
to
live
without
fear
of
eviction.
D
It's
time
for
the
city
to
be
able
to
step
in
and
make
repairs
when
a
property
owner
neglects
to
do
so.
It's
time
to
pass
legislation
to
better
the
housing
stock
in
albany
and
improve
our
neighborhoods
it's
time
to
pass
local
laws.
F,
g
h
and
I
of
2021
a
vote
to
pass.
This
law
is
able
to
better
our
community,
and
that
was
from
kristin,
copper
and
I
believe
up
next.
We
have
susan.
AC
Summers:
hi
susan
summers,
I'm
a
third
generation
albanian.
I
happen
to
live
in
latham
now,
but
we
happen
to
own
a
property
in
albany
and
I've
been
a
landlord
and
lots
of
times.
I've
had
times
where
I've
had
to
let
people
live
there
for
free
and
I've
worked
it
out
somehow.
But
that's
not
the
point,
I'm
not
here
for
myself.
AC
You
know
I'm
here
to
tell
you
that
I'm
also
a
realtor
for
33
years
and
with
the
new
york
state
association
of
realtors,
and
they
have
come
out
against
this.
This
good
cause
eviction
for
several
reasons
and
nobody
wants
to
see
a
land
a
tenant
in
out
on
the
street.
Nobody
wants
to
see
a
bad
landlord
abuse
a
system.
However,
what
what
this
is
doing?
It's
misguided,
it's
misguided
legislation.
All
it's
going
to
do
is
hurt
the
small
landlords,
mom
and
pops
that
own
these
properties.
AC
You
know
they
buy
a
property.
We
have
the
highest
taxes
in
the
country
if,
except
for
california,
so
we
have
all
these
extra
expenses
and
you're
going
to
tell
somebody
that
they
can
only
make
that
they've
got
a
cap
on
how
much
they
can
make.
You
don't
know
what
their
expenses
are.
You
don't
know
how
what
they've
got
going
on,
as
somebody
else
said.
AC
D
D
D
Earl
sweet
asked
that
the
following
be
shared:
my
landlord
cannot
fix
anything
and
won't
and
he
raised
our
rent.
Thirty
five
dollars.
We
have
painted
the
whole
inside
of
our
house,
we
had
a
leak
in
our
living
room
and
we
just
bought
new
furniture.
He
said
just
move
the
couch.
I
have
multiple
sclerosis
and
am
on
disability.
A
Oh,
she
submitted
the
following:
albany
is
not
only
the
state
capital,
it's
also
a
college
town,
I'm
a
member
of
spony
small
property
owners
of
new
york
and
a
parent
of
college-age
students
that
use
off-campus
housing.
Today,
I'm
asking
you
to
consider
the
implications
of
good
cause
eviction
on
local
college
housing.
Community,
the
local
schools
do
not
have
enough
housing
for
all
their
students
and
have
therefore
ceded
the
housing
of
students
to
the
local
housing
providers.
A
This
symbiotic
relationship
has
been
in
place
for
decades
and
could
be
greatly
disrupted
by
good
cause.
Eviction.
Housing
in
college
towns
is
much
more
cycle
than
in
other
markets.
Students
are
staying
in
housing
for
one
to
two
years
and
then
moving
out.
Students
are
selecting
their
off-campus
housing
many
months
ahead
of
when
they
actually
will
move
in
and
landlords
are
expecting.
The
current
tenants
will
be
leaving
at
the
end
of
their
lease
turns
in
order
to
accommodate
the
next
group
of
students.
A
If
a
landlord
is
required
to
offer
every
tenant
the
lease
renewal,
this
cycle
will
be
disrupted.
The
availability,
availability
of
particular
housing
unit
won't
be
known
until
just
prior
to
the
lease
expiration
when
many
college
students
are
back
home
and
not
in
the
area
to
select
their
housing
housing
as
a
college
town
cannot
function
like
this.
Students
need
to
know
that
their
lodging
is
settled
for
the
next
school
year
as
early
as
possible.
A
If
they
cannot
secure
off-campus
housing,
then
they
will
insist
that
their
school
provide
housing
on
campus,
leaving
fewer
housing
options
for
the
incoming
students.
Word
spreads
quickly.
Among
prospective
students
when
a
school
has
a
reputation
for
housing
shortage.
Can
the
local
schools
afford
this
disruption?
N
N
N
AD
State
your
name
for
the
record
sure
felton
mclaughlin.
I
live
at
180,
lenox
avenue
and,
and
I
own
rental
properties
in
the
city
and
all
the
the
the
discussion
around
code
enforcement.
I
I
think
you're
going
to
find
every
good
operator
landlord
out.
There
is
okay
with
it.
I
certainly
am
you
know
I
I
I
have
issues
with
slumlords
as
any
tenant
would
have
issues
with
them.
As
you
know,
the
the
city
probably
has
issues
with
them,
so
cracking
down
on
poorly
maintained
properties.
That's
a
good
thing.
You
know.
AD
The
big
concern
here
is
local
law
f
on
the
good
of
good
evic
good
cause
eviction
statute,
because,
and
and
I'd
like
to
to
point
out
some
confusion
that
seems
to
have
taken
place
on
this
on
this
zoom
call
regarding
non-renewal
of
leases,
you
know,
jenny
farrell
had
asked
mr
mcgee
about
you
know.
Do
tenants
have
the
right
to
not
renew
the
lease,
and
mr
mcgee
said:
yes,
they
do
have
that
right.
AD
Well,
the
way
this
thing
reads:
you
know
they
don't
have
that
right
and
I'm
just
gonna
read
it
for
everyone.
It's
section
30-327
necessity
for
good
cause,
and
it
reads:
no
landlord
shall,
by
action
to
evict
or
to
recover
possession
by
exclusion
from
possession
by
failure
to
renew
any
lease
or
otherwise
remove
any
tenant
from
housing
accommodation,
except
for
good
cause,
as
defined
in
section
328.
AD
Everything
that's
listed
as
a
good
cause
are
reasons
that
already
exist
in
law.
Okay,
you
know
when
a
landlord
chooses
not
to
renew
a
lease,
it's
typically
typically,
because
the
the
landlord
wants
to
approve
to
improve
the
apartment.
You
know
tenants
can't
go
through
the
construction
of
new
ten
of
new
kitchens
new
bathrooms.
AD
That's
the
only
way
our
housing
stock
is
going
to
improve
yeah
and
the
the
the
you
know.
The
the
example
I
always
give
is
center
square.
Beautiful
neighborhood
people
forget
that
it
wasn't
always
so
nice
yeah.
I
I
spent
a
summer
in
1978
as
a
teenager,
working
on
a
crew
that
was
rehabbing
a
townhouse
there.
Honestly,
I
was
a
little
scared
coming
to
work
every
day,
but
what
happened?
You
know
that
neighborhood.
A
AD
D
AE
AE
In
my
opinion,
the
state's
housing
stability
and
tenant
protection
act
of
2019
already
addresses
most
of
the
issues
proposed
in
this
set
of
laws.
I
really
suggest
those
in
favor
of
good
cause.
Read
this
legislation.
For
instance,
there
is
already
laws
on
the
books
for
retaliatory
eviction,
which
I
hear
keeps
coming
up
as
a
property
owner.
I
can
tell
you
the
amount
of
legislation
that's
come
through
over
the
past
two
years
has
been,
unlike
anything,
I've
seen
over
the
past
20
years.
AE
The
challenges
with
these
laws,
as
has
been
laws
in
the
past,
really
isn't
really
their
initial
intent,
but
rather
who's
going
to
be
calling
the
balls
and
strikes
out
in
the
field.
That
said
today,
I
want.
I
want
to
briefly
speak
about
two
aspects
of
the
proposed
law
which
I
think
are
most
concerning
to
the
investment
community.
AE
The
first
is,
as
many
people
have
mentioned,
is
grounds
for
removal.
With
all
due
respect,
I
find
it
impossible
to
understand
why
a
lease
or
contract
that
two
consenting
adults
enter
into
is
somehow
considered
not
legally
binding
with
respect
to
housing
or
lease
expiration
with
proper
notice,
which
is
spelled
out
up
front.
Why
is
one
party
allowed
to
violate
the
terms
of
a
legal
document?
There
are
many
reasons:
leases
are
not
renewed.
It's
been
touched
on
things
such
as
proposed
unit
renovations
and
honestly.
I
have
not
spoken
to
one
tenant.
AE
Forget
the
forget
owners
who
understand
why
this
provision
is
being
proposed
similar
to
a
relationship
that
doesn't
work
out
if
one
or
both
parties
wish
to
end
the
relationships
at
the
end
of
the
lease
which
they
both
legally
entered
into,
then
they
should
be
able
to
do
so.
Keep
in
mind,
tenants
are
our
customers.
We
want
them
to
stay.
We
need
them
to
stay.
I've
never
made
money
from
an
eviction,
in
fact,
quite
the
opposite,
and
every
landlord
would
tell
you
that.
So
if
there's
a
non-renewal
notice
being
issued,
it's
probably
for
a
good
reason.
AE
The
second
issue
I
just
wanted
to
touch
on
was
with
respect
to
the
rent
limitations
section.
I
can
tell
you
with
certainty
that
you
will
see
multi-family
housing
in
the
neighborhoods
that
you
all
live
in
fall
into
disrepair,
the
opposite
of
the
implied
intention
putting
interior
renovations
aside.
Why
would
anyone
put
on
a
new
roof,
improve
landscaping
or
paint
a
building
if
they
can't
recoup
their
investment?
You
say
this
isn't
for
good
landlords,
but
again,
I'm
concerned
about
who's,
calling
balls
and
strikes.
AE
And,
lastly,
I
think
you
should
know
that
I've
personally
received
more
calls
in
the
last
five
weeks
than
I
have
in
the
last
five
years
from
people
wanting
to
sell
as
a
result
of
these
proposals-
and
I
think
that
says
a
lot
about
both
perception
and
messaging
with
respect
to
this
bill
and
investment
in
the
city
of
albany.
Thank
you
so
much.
U
U
AF
D
AF
AF
We
support
protections
for
tenants
and
stronger
measures
to
ensure
good
property
conditions.
All
of
these
align
with
our
focus
on
quality
of
life,
the
good
cause,
eviction,
components,
greater
powers
for
the
building
department
and
improved
administration
of
rops,
and
the
dwelling
registry
are
all
good
ideas.
So
we
are
supporting
this
generally,
I'm
going
to
have
to
put
a
couple
of
asterisks
on
that,
because
we
did
this
in
a
hurried
fashion.
We
thought
it
was
important
to
support
this
package,
but
we
haven't
yet
done
the
full
analysis
we
usually
have.
AF
Our
zoning
and
code
enforcement
committee
go
through
it,
a
very
granular
level,
and
so
we
kind
of
we
wanted
to
be
here
tonight
to
help
support
it.
We
could
have
more
specific
comments
later
and
the
one
component
where
we
do
have
specific
comments
we
want
to
give
you
tonight
is
I,
on
the
the
modernize
to
modernize
the
dwelling
registry
and
make
for
uniform
administration
compliance
of
the
rops.
AF
This
is
a
very
important
component.
We
support
it,
but
there's
one
thing
we
would
really
like
to
see,
and
that
is
for
the
city
to
send
out
a
notice
to
landlords
when
they
are
coming
up
on
an
expiration
of
an
rop.
You
know
we
want
to
support
the
good
landlords.
We've
had
a
couple
people
here
tonight
who
gave
good
messages
and
we
want
to
focus
more
on
the
landlords
that
are
not
performing,
and
many
of
them
may
not
even
have
an
occupancy
permit.
AF
So
we
would
like
you
instead
to
focus
on
on
helping
those
folks,
and
if
you
are,
you
know
if
this
is
your
enforcement
mechanism
for
the
fundamental
license
or
occupancy
permit
it's
worth
notifying
the
landlords,
it's
worth
keeping
a
good
list.
You
know
every
city,
employee,
who's
out
in
the
field,
whether
it's
a
building
inspector
police
officer
dgs,
they
should
be
able
to
see.
Look
at
that
house.
Look
at
that
building.
Does
it
have
an
occupy
perm
permit?
How
many?
AF
And
if
you
made
this
information
more
broadly
available,
it
would
certainly
help
to
enforce
the
fundamental
requirement.
So
we
support
it.
We
may
have
additional
comments,
but
I
want
to
say
a
lot
of
what
I'm
hearing
tonight,
particularly
over
the
good
cause
of
action,
seems
to
be
starkly
opposed.
Some
of
it
perhaps
misunderstanding
about
what
is
in
the
legislation
so.
O
AF
Q
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B
A
E
AG
Watching
on
facebook,
forgive
me
yeah,
376,
madison
avenue,
albany
one,
two,
two
one:
zero!
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak.
I
am
here
to
speak
in
support
of
all
of
the
housing
legislation
that
is
being
proposed
by
the
council.
You
know
I
I
think
I
wanted
to
speak
specifically
about
how
much
it
was
going
to
help
the
tenants
of
albany
who
are
really
impacted
by
bad
landlords
and
the
and
don't
benefit
from
the
development
that
comes
into
albany.
O
AG
Instead
are
displaced
by
it,
but
I
think
I
want
to
use
the
time
that
I'm
allotted
to
kind
of
address
some
of
the
comments
that
have
come
up
during
this
evening
around
why
this
might
not
be
a
good
thing.
You
know
the
reality
is
that
that,
if
you're,
a
good
landlord
and-
and
I
am
a
tenant
now,
but
I
I
used
to
be
a
landlord
actually,
if
you're
a
good
landlord
and
you
have
a
tenant
who
fulfills
lease
obligations
who
pays
the
rent
on
time
who
takes
care
of
the
property?
AG
AG
It
is
due
to
predatory,
rent
increases
that
have
nothing
to
do
with
investment
in
the
property,
but
have
everything
to
do
with
the
fact
that
there's
a
proximity
to
development
and
resources
and
are
the
result
of
gentrification
of
neighborhoods,
and
so
we
have
disinvested
communities
that
never
ever
ever
get
to
benefit
from
investment
because
they're
displaced
by
it.
Those
are
facts.
AG
And
so
these
protections
that
are
being
proposed
will
do
nothing
to
hurt
good
landlords.
Nothing,
but
we'll
do
everything
to
make
sure
that
every
tenant
in
albany
who
who
deserves
to
be
a
participating
member
and
has
a
right
to
be
a
participating
member
of
the
community,
gets
to
do
so
in
a
really
just
and
fair
way.
So
I
thank
the
mayor
and
I
thank
the
council
for
their
work
on
this
and
their
due
diligence
and
their
recognition.
AG
D
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B
B
B
R
R
If
improvements
are
made
to
a
set
unit
all
to
a
common
area,
that
is
a
good
reason
to
go
beyond
the
five
percent,
so
a
common
area
would
be
a
roof.
That
is
a
common
area
that
was
brought
up.
If
you
put
in
a
new
kitchen,
that
is
a
common
area
that
is
in
the
unit
that
was
brought
up,
so
that
is
already
in
the
document.
R
It
is
clearly
put
there
that
if
you
tell
your
tenants,
hey
I'm
going
to
renew
your
lease,
are
you
going
to
be
new
and
the
tenant
says?
No,
I'm
not
going
to
be
you
and
you've.
Given
them
sufficient
warning
five
months
and
said:
hey
you
don't
wanna,
be
me,
I'm
gonna
go
rent
it
out.
Somebody
else
and
you
find
somebody
else.
R
R
R
R
Let's
be
very
blunt,
so
the
person
is
complaining
about
the
tenant.
That's
upstairs
that
plays
the
music
all
the
time
and
that
you're
doing
nothing
about
and
calls
you
all
the
time
you
don't
want
to
deal
with
that
person
anymore.
I'm
going
to
put
something
there
who
wants
to
play
the
music
loud
all
the
time,
and
then
you
force
that
person
out,
and
that
is
the
legitimate
issues
that
residents
are
dealing
with.
R
R
R
R
So
I
look
forward
to
the
conversation
I
look
forward
to
going
through
line
by
line.
If
anybody
wants
to
do
that
to
make
sure
people
feel
comfortable
with
the
language,
that's
in
there,
because
it's
clear
it
is
clear.
I
understand
the
confusion
and
I
understand
we're
not
all
lawyers,
but
if
you,
what,
if
you
read
it
and
I've,
read
this
several
times,
if
you
read
it
and
you
read
it,
you
get
to
understand
it
better.
B
E
U
M
Okay,
yeah.
I
think
the
best
solution
is
not
to
further
discuss
it
tonight
right
but
to
plan
on
meeting
in
the
future,
perhaps
local
law
by
local
law,
because
there
are
a
lot
of
shared
issues
between
them
but
they're
like,
for
example,
there
might
be,
you
know,
like
local
eye.
I
don't
see
too
many
problems.