“Good cause” eviction bill amended, advances in Albany

New York landlords’ worst nightmare, the “good cause” eviction bill, is on the move. State Sen. Julia Salazar’s bill was amended Thursday to allow for a rent increase of 3 percent or 150 percent of the Consumer Price Index, whichever is higher — up from 1.5 percent in its original form. Language forbidding evictions of tenants who are hit with “unconscionable” rent increases was also changed — to “unreasonable,” which lawmakers preferred, according to supporters

source https://therealdeal.com/2020/02/07/good-cause-eviction-bill-amended-advances-in-albany/