The Garcias have been without water since the start of February, when their landlord, Douglas Ritter, turned off the service to their upstairs apartment on Mary Street.

According to the proposal, the Ithaca Dedicated Encampment Site would house up to 50 residents experiencing homelessness.

Home heating prices are up as natural gas supply costs continue to surge worldwide. This comes as households in New York face staggering utility debt, which advocates worry will be difficult to pay back in time.

The provision increases the time tenants have to decide if they want to renew their lease before a landlord can show their home to other renters.

Anyone in New York with a pending application for federal aid is protected from court-ordered eviction. But some landlords are trying to force tenants out illegally.

The Southern Door Community Land Trust will use the grant to retrofit current and future homes with green energy appliances, in an effort to reduce energy costs.

The city will also lower the maximum height property owners can keep their lawns from 10 inches to eight inches.

Mayor Kraham said doing so will reduce the time and money needed to safely inspect the properties, and help the city enforce code violations.

Since mid-February, Binghamton's code enforcement office and the Broome County Supreme Court have continued to order Ritter to restore water service to the second-floor apartment.

Enacting these initiatives would use roughly $200,000 of the city's ARPA funds.