Inside New York's Landmark Deal to Protect Renters

Democrats in New York’s state legislature reached a deal on Tuesday that will significantly expand and strengthen rent regulations and tenant protections, laws that are due to expire at the end of this week. Both legislative chambers will vote on the new package before it makes its way to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s desk.

“What we have is a historic opportunity to bring not only an increase in tenant protections, but for the first time in decades, to have the tenants be a part of setting the table for rentals across the state,” says New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie, a universal rent control supporter.