Save Affordable Housing: October 2015

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Urge Governor Cuomo to support universal rent regulation, including:

Expanding renters' rights to cover the whole state. (Right now they just cover counties of over 1 million people.)

Ending rent hikes and tenant harassment resulting from loopholes in rent stabilization (repeal vacancy decontrol and bonuses, end MCIs, and make preferential rents permanent).

Ending Homelessness in NYS by investing in long-term rental assistance programs.

Investing in affordable and resident-run housing programs.

#TenantTuesday and Tuesday lobbying trips to Albany. Check out the NY Tenants Together calendar on the right side of this page.

Thought-Provoking Articles

The Geography of Rent Regulation and Legislative Districts by Tom Waters, Community Service Society of New York, October 2014

Reinventing the Mitchell-Lama Housing Program Tom Waters and Victor Bach, Community Service Society of New York, April 2015

Debating Privatization: Southbridge Tower Votes, by Chris Chawaldo, the Architectural League’s Urban Omnibus, The Culture of City Making, Sept. 17, 2014

Let’s Slam the Door on 80/20 Neighborhoods by Moses Gates, Association of Neighborhood & Housing Development

The Case for a Rent Rollback by Kenny Schaeffer, Met Council on Housing

The RGB and Small Landlords by Tom Waters of the Community Service Society

How NYC Can Solve Its Affordable Housing Crisis by Steve Wishnia, the Gothamist.

What New Yorkers Want from the New Mayor: An Affordable Place to Live by Thomas J. Waters, Victor Bach, published by the Community Service Society.

Strengthening New York City's Public Housing: Directions for Change by Victor Bach, Thomas J. Waters, published by the Community Service Society.

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