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Hudson residents urge council to back state "REST Act"; legal committee to review May 7
Summary
Residents and local advocates told the Hudson City Council they support a local resolution signaling backing for the state "REST Act," which would change how municipalities adopt rent stabilization; the council's legal committee will review the proposal May 7 and the full council is scheduled to consider it May 20.
Residents and advocates urged the Hudson City Council to pass a resolution supporting the state "REST Act," saying it would make rent-stabilization tools more accessible to upstate cities.
At the council meeting, Robin, a resident and community organizer, told members that adopting a resolution would not itself impose rent stabilization on the city. "Adopting the resolution simply sits sends a signal to the state legislature that you support this piece of statewide legislation, and wanna see the rent stabilization once performed," Robin said. "This is really important. Cities need more tools to address the housing crisis."
The REST Act, as described by speakers, would allow municipalities to use publicly available data instead of conducting costly vacancy studies that can run "tens of thousands of dollars" and have been vulnerable to lawsuits. Speakers said vacancy-study requirements,…
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