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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Tue May 19, 2015, 08:33 PM May 2015

Tenants march to support renewal of NYC rent control

By DEEPTI HAJELA, The Associated Press

A crowd of residential tenants and elected officials rallied Thursday and marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to show their support for the laws governing the city's longstanding rent control rules.

The event came as state lawmakers in Albany prepare to decide whether to renew, weaken or strengthen the rent regulations, which expire next month. Lawmakers could vote to simply renew the law, or they could make changes that modify the rules, which regulate the rents paid by more than 2 million tenants in 1 million units within the city.

http://www.legislativegazette.com/Articles-Top-Stories-c-2015-05-18-91808.113122-Tenants-march-to-support-renewal-of-NYC-rent-control.html

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