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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.

Dozens of tenants' rights activists gathered outside Ithaca City Court Thursday to call for the city to pass a "Right to Renew Leases" bill.

The mayor’s office urged residents to call the 211 helpline to start an application.

Housing activists in Binghamton are calling on college students to join efforts to improve the quality of housing and tenant protections.

Advocates for "Good Cause" eviction in Ithaca say it would give more negotiating power to tenants who are in a vulnerable position.

“We’re hopeful to get another $500 million,” Hochul told reporters in Johnson City on Monday.

“I think it is starting to get back on track, and part of that, the fact that we can get specific, county-specific, data on our applications is really going to help us help people.”

“Because now they’re pushing community members out and renting their units out to students, and we have to have a plan for that."

“We have people eligible, we have money available, but no units for people to buy."

The types of apartments rented in Binghamton do not give tenants much opportunity to organize into a collective bargaining unit.