UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF THE HOUSING STABAILITY AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2019 On June 14, 2019, the New York Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA) became law. This law signifies a seismic shift in the balance of power between landlords and tenants, whereby the legislature has amended many parts of the state’s…
New Tenant Harassment Bill Signed Last week, Governor Cuomo signed legislation (A.6188/S.2605) protecting rent-regulated tenants by preventing landlords from creating unsafe, disruptive or uninhabitable conditions in an effort to force tenants from their homes. The previous law only provided protections to tenants who could demonstrate physical injury and did not take into account the conditions…
