Sentences with phrase «protection of affordable housing»

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«Tonight's vote sends a clear message that the City of New York is determined to provide relief for its residents, unlike Gov. Cuomo and Albany who recently enacted detrimental rent laws that could eliminate about 90,000 affordable housing units due to deregulation over the next four years — units that do not just provide an affordable price point for tenants but offer protections against arbitrary evictions as well,» he added.

Raising the equivalent exemption for rent - regulated tenants was one of the most important actions for preserving affordable housing that New York has taken in recent years, and these same protections must be made available to residents who own their homes.

The conservative House Freedom Caucus and Republican moderates in the Tuesday Group came up with a revised bill that allows states to opt out of certain Affordable Care Act protections for consumers known as «essential health benefits.»

But, in the presence of many of the neighborhood's affordable housing activists, he repeated the Assembly's commitment to renewing and extending rent protection laws.

The mayor vowed to work with Albany to ensure protections for residents of affordable housing, but feels landlords will reap long - term financial benefits that makes raising rents unnecessary.

Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi did not comment on the protesters» legislative asks, but disputed their depiction of Cuomo's tenure, saying the governor has put forth «an aggressive» $ 20 billion, five - year affordable housing plan, worked to enhance rent laws and created a Tenant Protection Unit.

According to the study, East Harlem loses nearly 300 units of affordable housing from rent protection and other regulations each year and that average costs for housing are rising at a fast clip.

Silver has also been a longtime advocate for affordable housing, negotiating rent protections for 3,500 residents of Battery Park City's Gateway Plaza as the building's owner has tried several times to turn the apartments market - rate, residents said.

They also include $ 640 million for affordable housing and homeless programs; and $ 120 million more for the Environmental Protection Fund to bring it to a historic high of $ 300 million.

«Throughout her career on the City Council and continuing into the Congress, Carolyn Maloney has been an effective proponent for, and defender of, affordable housing, rent regulation and tenant protection,» the spokesperson said.

Mr. de Blasio, who is focused on increasing and retaining affordable housing, is lobbying the State Legislature to strengthen rental protections to curb the number of stabilized units taken out of regulation each year.

«Throughout her career in public service, Carolyn Maloney has been an effective proponent for, and defender of, affordable housing, rent regulation and tenant protection,» the campaign said.

If rezoning protections are passed, those companies will have to follow new rules that seriously limit their height of their buildings and mandate permanently affordable housing.

«Cities like Albany will bear the brunt of Trump's devastating cuts — cuts to affordable housing, seniors, mentoring and afterschool programs, protections for the LGBT community and job training.»

Councilman Jumaane D. Williams also lashed out at Mr. Cuomo in his praise of the RGB, writing in a statement that the vote sent «a clear message that the City of New York is determined to provide relief for its residents, unlike Governor Cuomo and Albany who recently enacted detrimental rent laws that could eliminate approximately 90,000 affordable housing units due to deregulation over the next four years — units that do not just provide an affordable price point for tenants, but offer protections against arbitrary evictions as well.»

Posted on May 8, 2017 · The U.S. House of Representatives last week (May 4, 2017) passed the latest iteration of the American Health Care Act, a bill designed to replace — or at least refine — elements of the Affordable Care Act, including a provision that critics say would undermine protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions.

Yesterday 217 Republicans in the US House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act and the protections it offers to millions of Americans.

Part of the necessary protections for tenants include making sure that housing is affordable.

Daughter of immigrant Indian parents, Rao champions the protection of immigrant families, universal healthcare, affordable housing, and environmental protection, among other issues.

Part of the necessary protections for tenants include making sure that housing is affordable.

It is the most affordable policy of tenants protection available in Overland Park, Kansas, which makes it appealable to all renters even if they are just a student living off campus or a senior citizen moving from a house to a condo.

When combined with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act taking effect, the aging baby boomers will drive demand not only for seniors housing but also for medical office facilities, according to Robert Bach, national director of market analytics with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.

Strengthening protection for tenants and ensuring predictability for landlords is part of Ontario's Fair Housing Plan, announced in April 2017, which included 16 comprehensive measures to make housing more affordable for homebuyers and renters, while bringing stability to the real estate market and protecting the investment of homeHousing Plan, announced in April 2017, which included 16 comprehensive measures to make housing more affordable for homebuyers and renters, while bringing stability to the real estate market and protecting the investment of homehousing more affordable for homebuyers and renters, while bringing stability to the real estate market and protecting the investment of homeowners.

«As the leading advocate for home ownership and housing issues, NAR believes that the NFIP is essential to a properly functioning real estate market, ensuring access to affordable flood insurance for millions of homeowners,» said NAR President Ron Phipps, broker - president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I. «Realtors ® support any and every effort to extend the program for as long as legislatively possible, so that American families won't have to go without essential flood protection.»