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<div style="font-size:14pt;text-align:left" align="left"><b>(<strong>New York State</strong>) Yesterday, a Supreme Court judge held the decision to support a rent freeze for all rent-stabilized apartments. Last year, the <a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QXciSL7J3vmpXozx9hS7EmXkgfmsrbOTcEFnoLDzzqyLF-4Ys1265purFIdh2sLrOjnKssieSZIvvk6F3XhWMHJrQsvkWhCzuM8WeNgp4L4DhQZvsMwHHdGHNXYXB3pgXZugQyD6C6Jfdb_GACEuZXiJsagK91-Cm8X_VhmVFZvwfzqC43L3rZ_NCM8LLVVDALxiBrJ3NkkzvSN9WC1ZSEOgQ9pDKXIs_QffD5LqnacCKbJu0xI9Kh2O_NhaYSKaQxN_HexoBg2TyIDkZBUFIii09oJCemIHCKeOWPC2LkI=&c=fPdzXLb464xM4ea8fHGzg5nrWMxPNOI-30xdXo5KfedBhqEXkXMwHw==&ch=ZhUPyQM4aBrhZ4AdTH4HmTPZdYjaT-QzYQ4Pg-Mi6o9VDJwo_iNEUQ==">Rent Stabilization Association (RSA)</a> comprised of 25,000 landlords, filed a lawsuit last year in response to the <a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QXciSL7J3vmpXozx9hS7EmXkgfmsrbOTcEFnoLDzzqyLF-4Ys1265purFIdh2sLrPkMifX80MyJQnTff439iMi_ebtTiaw2i30X1UXK0dD9A-Ho08dUuJQrnkmvnadYKPL7jmJeO-SdI7bLOg733nESAD87iVSSQGkXXKcQ52y2BKRdgWHyX2xMkaItqjek2Yf_QV36jUJ_BNZcElEKBOXXEweBtBv51i9WzXnwKjRMGKKkSYzaqmzAOs3jWeKQxUiIzkovFJXUjezWscIr1qYtWl216u0HQKCppeu571Zo=&c=fPdzXLb464xM4ea8fHGzg5nrWMxPNOI-30xdXo5KfedBhqEXkXMwHw==&ch=ZhUPyQM4aBrhZ4AdTH4HmTPZdYjaT-QzYQ4Pg-Mi6o9VDJwo_iNEUQ==">Rent Guidelines Board 's (RBG) </a>decision to freeze one-year leases and increase two-year leases by 2%. The RSA argued that the court did not take into account the decision's full economic impact In the end, the Supreme Court decided that there was precedence and that the RGB was allowed to consider the economic situations of tenants when making its decisions. In addition, RGB commissioned reports from last year stated that the operating costs for rent stabilized buildings were trending downwards. [1] <br><br></b></div>
<div style="font-size:14pt;text-align:left" align="left"><b>"I am happy that this decision is coming at a time when my district is experiencing the highest eviction rate in the city and when many New Yorkers find themselves under financial duress," said <strong>Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte</strong>. "With wages being stagnant across most sectors and with basic necessities like food and transportation going up, most people cannot absorb one more cost. Also, no doubt that a decision not to uphold the freeze would have increased the number of homeless families we are seeing, of which a significant percentage come from rent-stabilized apartments."<br><br>The RBG, which is mandated to establish rent adjustments for the one million rent stabilized apartments in NYC, is set to begin it's <a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline" shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001QXciSL7J3vmpXozx9hS7EmXkgfmsrbOTcEFnoLDzzqyLF-4Ys1265purFIdh2sLrM1cIzUuOSWjP9hMAAzoEuh9oSELwTw61hJxZ3NE0XAy9tqVJtzFy2eC_dQ94-R_jopcJD-EutoLOgJJDxNxm9EuD-N3LsiKbpuuAFs4Jn99GVZOhGfD4ZHMH0TMtJAQloOvyOc6M565KEoI1vEP2TSxGvNcHaLgHEY78vrHytc3tUdBrvOE3XKmzzTyhWvDywi7EmzSmZOlUGw57hIzvmzC79Hhq8qwjbHBC3hqe7Wm_ZGIlzoMooy56d_Do5DRHLHebpN0Xj9dmlhxbzJ-5OQ==&c=fPdzXLb464xM4ea8fHGzg5nrWMxPNOI-30xdXo5KfedBhqEXkXMwHw==&ch=ZhUPyQM4aBrhZ4AdTH4HmTPZdYjaT-QzYQ4Pg-Mi6o9VDJwo_iNEUQ==">public hearing process</a> tomorrow, with a preliminary vote coming on April 25th, with a final vote coming in June or July. <br><br>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- </b></div>
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<div><b>[1] http://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/state-judge-upholds-rent-freeze-nyc-rent-stabilized-housing</b></div>
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<div><b>Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte represents the 42nd Assembly District in the New York State Assembly representing Brooklyn communities of Ditmas Park, Flatbush, East Flatbush and Midwood. She is currently the <strong>Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs)</strong>, and serves on the following committees: <strong>Housing, Government Operations, Economic Development, Small Businesses, Banks and Social Services</strong>. She is also the <strong>Vice Chair of the NYS Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators </strong>and sits on the<strong> Governor's Advisory Board for Domestic Violence. </strong></b></div>
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<div><b>As the current Assemblymember and District Leader, Rodneyse Bichotte has been outspoken advocate on issues concerning immigration, unemployment, education reform, health care access, senior citizen centers, affordable housing, women's and LGBTQ rights, as well as other issues affecting the quality of life in the community.</b></div>
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