New York rent regulations for 2 million tenants expire
ALBANY— A law affecting rents paid by 2 million New York City tenants expired late Monday as state lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on extending it before a midnight deadline.
As talks between legislative leaders and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo dragged on past the long-awaited expiration date, tenants, Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio and many rank-and-file lawmakers slammed the Legislature’s inability to craft a compromise in time as the latest example of dysfunction in Albany.
“Do your jobs! You’re playing with people’s lives,” said Esteban Giron, one of several New York City tenants who gathered outside Cuomo’s Capitol office. The 36-year-old social media consultant said rent regulations have prevented his rent from going up by hundreds of dollars each month.