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Binghamton City Council adopts local law to bar most evictions without good cause
Summary
The council voted unanimously to adopt Local Law L25-01, a "good cause" eviction law intended to limit sudden rent increases and prevent evictions without stated cause; the law will not take effect until mayoral review and filing with the New York State Department of State.
Binghamton City Council on Wednesday, Feb. 12, adopted Local Law L25-01, prohibiting eviction without good cause and adding lease and tenant-protection provisions, in a 7-0 roll-call vote.
Council members and public speakers said the measure is intended to reduce abrupt rent hikes, limit retaliatory or unfair evictions and give renters more housing stability. Council member Rathbone, who introduced the measure, said the city sees the law as "one tool in a broader toolbox to address homelessness and housing instability in the city." He cited local eviction and shelter-use data during the debate.
Supporters told the council the ordinance could prevent avoidable displacement. A public speaker who identified herself as Salka said, "That's a good reason why we need it," adding that landlords were already raising rents because of the prospect of good-cause rules. Council members who spoke in…
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