Sentences with phrase «backed rent stabilization»

Joseph Strasburg, president of the landlord - backed Rent Stabilization Association, dismissed DiNapoli's report and said expanding tax breaks and subsidies to developers would do more to expand affordable housing.

It reported receiving $ 50,000 from investor Thomas McInerney on Oct. 10 and $ 10,000 from the landlord - backed Rent Stabilization Association two days later.

Not exact matches

A spokesperson for Cuomo says he has twice strengthened rent protections and created the first of its kind tenant protection unit that placed more than 6,000 buildings and 61,000 units back under rent stabilization, and $ 550 million for NYCHA.

«This governor has spent his entire career in public service fighting homelessness and building affordable housing and it's under his leadership that New York is implementing an unprecedented $ 20 billion anti-homelessness and housing problem, twice strengthened rent protections with Assembly Democrats and created a tenant protection unit that placed more than 6,000 buildings and 61,000 units back under rent stabilization,» said spokesman Rich Azzopardi.

Landlords have long backed Republicans in the State Senate, especially through the Rent Stabilization Association.

Cuomo, a Democrat, recounted the actions he took in renewing the current rent stabilization laws in 2011 and again pledged to «strengthen» regulations because «the crisis of affordability is back with a vengeance.»

CITY HALL — In the face of potential threats to rent stabilization and rent control rules set to expire in June, city officials and advocates are gearing up to back new legislation proposed by State Sen. Adriano Espaillat that would strengthen and extend housing protections.