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Ballston Spa trustees deadlock on local ‘good cause’ eviction law after heated public comment
Summary
After extensive public testimony and trustee debate, a motion to have village counsel finalize a local good-cause eviction law for a Dec. 8 public hearing failed on a 2–2 roll call with the mayor abstaining.
Ballston Spa trustees deliberated for more than an hour on whether to advance a local "good cause" eviction law but failed to move the measure forward after a tie vote.
Genevieve, organizing director at Housing Justice for All, told trustees the model law would protect tenants who follow their leases and pay rent from unexplained nonrenewals and unjust evictions, and that municipalities across the state have adopted similar rules. “If you follow the rules of your lease and…
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