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Kingston council urges state to deny Stony Run exemption after tenants report neglect and steep rents
Summary
After extensive public comment from Stony Run residents and organizers, the Kingston Common Council adopted a resolution asking New York StateDHCR to deny a Housing Development Fund Corporation request to exempt Stony Run from the Emergency Tenant Protection Act; the vote was unanimous, 9-0.
Kingston Common Council voted unanimously on June 3 to ask the New York State Department of Housing and Community Renewal to deny an application that would exempt the Stony Run apartment complex from the Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 (ETPA).
The resolution, introduced by Alderman Sarah Pasti and adopted 9-0 as Resolution 96, asks state regulators to deny an exemption submitted by the Kingston Workforce Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) for the Stony Run property. Council members moved the item up on the agenda after a 30-minute public comment period that was dominated by Stony Run tenants and tenant organizers.
The decision matters locally because ETPA protections, which the council said remain in effect under the city—s housing emergency declaration (City resolution 144 of 2022), limit rent increases and preserve tenant rights. Tenants and organizers told the council they fear losing those protections would trigger large rent hikes and displacement for seniors and low-income…
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