Troy City Council Passes Good Cause Eviction

On Thursday, March 5, after years of community organizing, the City of Troy opted into the state’s Good Cause Eviction Law. The law however is expected to be vetoed by Mayor Carmella Mantello, with the Council then needing to override it. The law offers important protections for tenants in some rental housing. Landlords cannot evict tenants or refuse to renew their leases without a valid reason. The law also lmits the size of annual rent increases to 5% plus inflation, or 10%, whichever is less. However, the law only applies if your landlord owns 11 or more housing units. We hear from several tenants and landlords at the council meeting, followed by Mayor Mantello, and council members Noreen McKee and Greg Campbell-Cohen. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.