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Hudson Valley Tenants Union

Organize. Fight. Win.

Building tenant power across the Hudson Valley through collective action and community organizing.

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Know Your Rights Workshop

Kingston Community Center
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Tenant Rights in the Hudson Valley

The Hudson Valley is an epicenter of the housing crisis currently gripping the nation. While tenants have been under siege, they have also led the fight for tenant protections in New York.

Good Cause Eviction

Guarantees lease renewals and caps annual rent increases at 8.45%. Requires landlords to provide valid reasons for evictions.

12 Hudson Valley cities protected
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Protected cities: Poughkeepsie (City & Town), Kingston, Newburgh, Beacon, Middletown, New Paltz, Fishkill, Catskill, Hudson, Croton-on-Hudson, Nyack

Rent Stabilization

Appointed boards with tenant representation determine annual rent adjustments. Kingston achieved the first-ever 15% rent reduction in 2022.

Historic Win: Kingston's 15% rent reduction - the first in New York State history!
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Fighting for the REST Act to expand stabilization across the Hudson Valley.

Tenant Dignity & Safe Housing

The Warrant of Habitability protects tenants from unsafe conditions. As of 2024, tenants can now proactively sue landlords who violate these rights.

NEW IN 2024
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Proactive legal action now available for unsafe housing conditions

These hard-won rights require tenants to work together to be effective. When we organize with our neighbors, we can use these protections to win real improvements.

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Building Tenant Power Since 2022

Born from the historic victory at Stony Run apartments in Kingston, we helped win the first-ever 15% rent reduction in New York State. When tenants organized together, they achieved what no one thought possible.

Today, the Hudson Valley Tenants Union continues that fight across the region. With Good Cause Eviction protections spreading to 12 cities and towns, we're helping tenants know their rights, organize their buildings, and win real improvements in their living conditions.

15% Rent Reduction Won
12 Cities Protected
1000s Tenants Organized
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Tenant Organizing

Stronger Together

When tenants work alone against bad landlords, they risk being singled out and persecuted. But when tenants organize together, they can use their collective power to win real improvements.

Tenant Associations shift the balance of power. Landlords have money because tenants pay them. When tenants organize and work collectively, they can reclaim that power and force landlords to meet their demands.

Protected by Numbers

Safety in solidarity - no more facing landlords alone

Collective Bargaining

Negotiate from a position of strength

Win Real Changes

Achieve better living conditions together

Tenant Organizing