Cardozo Law Review
Abstract
Rent regulation laws have long been a cornerstone of the New York City and New York State housing markets, enacted to combat excessive rent increases that risked pricing out low- and middle-income tenants. On June 14, 2019, the New York State Legislature enacted the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA), which brought sweeping changes to New York’s rental laws, including regulated and unregulated buildings. The HSTPA significantly expanded tenant protections across New York State, and specifically in New York City, which currently has one of the highest monthly rent medians in the country. The passage of the HSTPA was the realization of long-fought-for goals by New York’s Democratic lawmakers and tenants’ rights advocates, which were, among other things, to “provide permanent rent regulation protections to covered buildings” and “extend tenant protections statewide.”
Keywords
Insurance Law, Civil Rights, Employment, South Africa, Employees
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Insurance Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Abigail Strange,
Bolstering New York’s Tenant Protection Law: Ensuring Retroactive Application Under the Heightened Regina Standard,
45
Cardozo L. Rev.
309
(2023).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/clr/vol45/iss1/9
