Kingston Made Rent Law History Two Years Ago. That Was the Easy Part.
For tenants in the first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization, benefiting from the law’s basic protections is an uphill battle.
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Sarah Cizmazia’s warped door, left; the exterior of Chestnut Mansion, right
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Downtown Poughkeepsie, left; Albany apartment buildings, right
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Left: Mehr Sharma, an organizer with United Tenants of Albany, leads a training ahead of ETPA door-knocking in March. RIght: Tenants leave flyers at potentially eligible apartment buildings.
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