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Council debates scope of proposed ‘good cause’ eviction law, schedules May 5 public hearing
Summary
Councilors signaled support for a local ‘good cause’ eviction law and debated where to draw the small-landlord exemption; a May 5 public hearing was scheduled.
White Plains Common Council members on Monday discussed an introductory local law titled “prohibition on eviction without good cause” and agreed to schedule a public hearing on May 5.
Councilman Frye Pearson urged the council to move quickly, saying residents have described housing security as the community’s top concern and that protections are needed to prevent steep rent increases and evictions. He said other Westchester municipalities have defined a “small landlord”…
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