tenants' rights

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.

City officials have voiced concerns about state preemption, or that the still will overrule the bill if passed over issues of jurisdiction.

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