“Battle lines were drawn in the matter of the city’s most divisive development proposal in years when more than 200 people turned out for a public hearing Wednesday night on … Read More
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Hudson Valley One: Surge in evictions makes for tough times for Kingston Tenants
“As affordable housing issues take center stage in Kingston with a series of public hearings and heated debate over a major market-rate apartment complex being pitched for the heart of Uptown Kingston, … Read More
Daily Freeman: Kingston tenants forum focuses on housing conditions, discrimination
KINGSTON, N.Y. — A lack of affordable housing, discrimination against people who receive rental assistance, and substandard units where landlords refuse to make necessary repairs are among the problems renters face … Read More
Spectrum Local News: Kingston Renters Testify On Living Conditions, Lobby For Rules to Rein In Landlords
Housing activist and renter Juanita Velazquez-Amador commanded attention from aldermen and women and the other 50 renters in the Kingston common council chambers on Monday evening. The council is holding … Read More
Daily Freeman: Kingston housing concerns aired at forum
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Six Kingston residents shared their experience of owning a home in the city, including how one came to purchase hers, how a neighbor’s actions are affecting the … Read More
CBS News: Rent control could be coming to more states after Oregon
After Oregon’s rent control law last week, Illinois and New York have introduced similar bills Those laws would slow or stabilize permitted rent increases and make it harder to evict … Read More
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