[Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams\Rent Relief]
Williams: "I have long joined tenants in urging protections and relief, and I have seen rents continue to rise, forcing New Yorkers out of their homes. The affordable housing and homelessness crisis is now compounded exponentially with the COVID-19 crisis."
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Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams released the following statement calling for rent relief as the Rent Guidelines Board was set to hold its preliminary vote.
"I have long joined tenants in urging protections and relief, and I have seen rents continue to rise, forcing New Yorkers out of their homes. The affordable housing and homelessness crisis is now compounded exponentially with the COVID-19 crisis, and in the midst of that emergency, and the economic devastation it has caused, now more than ever the board must hear their voices and act accordingly.
"Throughout this pandemic, responses have been too small and too slow, but now the board has an opportunity to provide vital relief. As many tenant advocates have argued, a rent rollback is a forward-looking course of action that the board must consider. At a minimum, a rent freeze is necessary to help more than two million tenants across the city to stay in their homes.
"Tenant support in this crisis has thus far been inadequate in New York - with the Governor refusing to cancel rent and instead postponing the inevitable pain with short-lived eviction and mortgage payment suspensions. Long after those measures have expired, New Yorkers will continue to feel the deep economic consequences of this pandemic, and a rent freeze is the very least the board can do as part of our city's response and recovery efforts as we await further action on the state level for renters and owners alike. I urge the board to support this measure and the tenants who depend on your vote."
The Public Advocate's rent relief recommendations are part of a report from his office entitled "COVID-19 Pandemic: Preliminary Recovery and Response." Among the tenant response measures are:
The report also proposes long term tenant recovery measures including:
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