Judge nixes Poughkeepsie tenant protection law in latest court defeat for NY cities

A good cause eviction law passed by Poughkeepsie in 2021 to protect tenants from exorbitant rent increases and unwarranted evictions has been invalidated by a city judge in the latest court defeat for a wave of city-level tenant protections in New York.

“Let’s be clear: These lawsuits have nothing to do with Good Cause’s merits,” Brahvan Ranga, political director of the grassroots group For the Many, said in a statement. “No judge has ruled that barring evictions and large rent hikes without a good cause is illegal. They have only ruled that the state legislature, not cities, must pass Good Cause.”