Kingston Rent Guidelines Board votes to reduce rents by 15 percent

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KINGSTON – For the first time in state history, the new Kingston Rent Guidelines Board has approved a 15 percent rent reduction for over 1,200 apartments across 64 rent-stabilized buildings.

The rent reduction will apply to all new one- and two-year leases that commence between August 1, 2022 and September 30, 2023.

All landlords from eligible ETPA buildings are now required to offer those leases to tenants.

The board also voted to create a three-year lookback period for fair market rent appeals that will allow tenants a one-time challenge to their base rent, to which all future adjustments will be applied.

The board vote was six to three with the negative votes coming from tenant two tenant representatives and a public representative.

The rent reductions came months after the effort was organized by tenants, For the Many, and other grassroots groups, including Citizen Action, Mid-Hudson Valle DSA, and Housing Justice for All.




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