Local lawmakers are undaunted at the prospect of regular challenges to rent stabilization efforts, but at the state level, officials are trying to get a handle on what it will take for the promise of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act to be fulfilled amid lawsuits and procedural costs.

State lawmakers asked upstate tenant advocates to explain the necessity of rent stabilization at a hearing Tuesday, which is now an option for upstate municipalities but has been sparsely utilized despite a statewide housing crisis. They also asked about the success of “good cause” eviction protections included in the 2024 state budget, which prevent many landlords from evicting tenants without a good cause and set guidelines for rental increases for lease renewals.

Proponents of rent stabiliz

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