More than 100 people marched through Midtown on Friday, dubbing Gov. Hochul the “Governor of Evictions” as they called on her to support a bill that would give tenants the right to renew their leases while limiting the ability of landlords to hike rent.
More than 100 people marched through Midtown Manhattan on Friday calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to support the “good cause” eviction bill.More than 100 people marched through Midtown Manhattan on Friday calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to support the “good cause” eviction bill.
“What’s going to happen to me? Where am I going to go? The street, the shelter?" she said. "I’ve been on that route before. I don’t want to go back there.” The bill, which didn’t receive a vote in either of the last two legislative sessions, has the support of a majority of Democrats in both the state Assembly and Senate, but Hochul has declined to say if she supports the measure.
But Joseph Strasberg, president of the pro-landlord Rent Stabilization Association, said fears of a tidal wave of evictions were overblown, citing the slow pace of housing court and desire of landlords to settle with tenants. He also warned there would be serious ramifications of passing “Good Cause,” including landlords being unable to maintain their apartments.