Posted on 04/19/2022 4:50:03 AM PDT by AbolishCSEU
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – New York Attorney General Letitia James issued an advisory Monday to landlords, reminding them that they cannot raise rents if they accepted or plan to accept money from the state’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). Landlords who accept payments from the program, which was recently expanded in the state’s budget, are prohibited from raising rents for a year after they receive funds. Attorney General James is ready to take action to protect tenants if landlords fail to abide by these rules.
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No late rent fees for 2020/2021
Still defacto eviction moratorium--can't evict when lease expires.
Blue state gov't caused this mess and of course they have to blame the eeeevvviiiiill landlord!
“The rent, stays like before...”
So now you know why they gave them this money: so that they could order landlords not to raise rent. The end goal is total government control over rents. This was proven by their action in preventing landlords from evicting tenants during the time when they could use covid as the convenient excuse for changing the terms of a valid contract.
He who pays the piper, calls the tune.
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