Rent Regulations expire in 18 days
(Long Island, NY) Manhattan, NY— With 18 days remaining until the expiration of rent laws State Senator Adriano Espaillat (D-Manhattan/Bronx), the Ranker of the Senate’s Housing Committee, will host a community forum to discuss the effects of deregulation and massive rent increases on the’2.5 million tenants who live in rent regulated housing. 35,000 units have been deregulated under the current rent laws since their passage in 2011. 87 thousand rent regulated units are in Senator Espaillat’s District.
The forum’s panelists will include: Matt Dunbar, the Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy at Habitat for Humanity New York City; Luis Tejada, Founder and Executive Director of the “Mirabal Sisters Cultural and Community Center; Rodrigo Sanchez-Camus, Supervising Attorney for the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC); Ava Farkas, Executive Director Metropolitan Council on Housing
What: Community forum to discuss rent laws
When: Tonight 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Washington Heights Academy 202 Sherman Ave (at 204th St)
Who: State Senator Adriano Espaillat, City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Matt Dunbar, the Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy at Habitat for Humanity New York City; Luis Tejada, Founder and Executive Director of the “Mirabal Sisters Cultural and Community Center; RodrigoSanchez-Camus, Supervising Attorney for the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC); Ava Farkas, Executive Director Metropolitan Council on Housing
