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Syracuse council ties on ‘good cause’ local law; measure fails
Summary
After hours of debate, the Syracuse Common Council deadlocked 4-4 on a local law to opt the city into Good Cause Eviction, causing the proposal to fail; councilors cited enforcement capacity, housing-court impacts and potential effects on small landlords.
The Syracuse Common Council voted in a 4-4 tie on a proposed local law to opt the city into Good Cause Eviction, and the measure failed after a roll-call vote. Councilor Machope, Councillor Aaron Wright, Councilor Williams and Councilor Mato voted in favor; Councilor Caldwell, Councilor Navi, Councilor Moore and Councilor Jones voted no.
Councilor Moore, explaining her ‘no’ vote, said she supports tenant stability but could not back the local law without clear answers on the city’s ability to enforce new mandates and on…
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