Tenant organizing rights at stake in arrested activist’s case

A criminal case in Rochester could affirm or impair New York tenants’ ability to organize their buildings. Ryan Acuff, a tenant organizer and outspoken member of the City-Wide Rochester Tenant Union, was arrested Oct. 22 for trespassing at a tenant celebration of renovations and improved living conditions. According to Acuff, he was a guest of Kawanais Smith, a building resident and leader of the City-Wide Tenant Union of Rochester. Acuff was in Landsman Development Corporation’s

source https://therealdeal.com/2019/11/06/tenant-blames-his-arrest-on-union-busting/