Tenants are half the state and a majority in every major city. Affordable rent would give us the stability we need to build our lives. As Trump attacks housing funding and real estate keeps jacking up our rents, it's time for New York State to make rent affordable by expanding rent stabilization and funding rental assistance.

NEW YORK STATE CAN MAKE RENT AFFORDABLE BY:

• Fully funding the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) to prevent evictions and help New Yorkers leave shelters
  
  
• Empowering upstate communities to slow runaway rent hikes by adopting rent stabilization with the Rent Emergency Stabilization (REST) Act

• Protecting rent stabilization and the 2019 rent laws that have kept 2.4 million New Yorkers in their homes

It takes less than 2 minutes — but when thousands of tenants act together, lawmakers listen. Send your message now to tell Albany to take action make rent affordable this session.

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Hi Legislator's Name, Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Carl Heastie, 

Housing is the #1 expense for most New Yorkers and we are getting squeezed by skyrocketing rents. With rent stabilization and affordable rent, we can actually build our lives: start a family, put down roots, go back to school, start a business.

I am writing to ask that you support critical measures to make rent affordable this year. New York is one of the wealthiest states in the richest country in the world, we can afford to ensure New Yorkers can pay the rent, leave shelters, and stay in their homes.

Specifically, I am asking you to support: 

• Fully funding the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP) with $250 million annually to help New Yorkers pay the rent as we face federal cuts the social safety net 
• Empowering communities to adopt rent stabilization with the Rent Emergency Stabilization (REST) Act (S4659A Kavanagh / A4877 Shrestha)
• Protecting rent stabilization and the 2019 rent laws that have kept 2.4 million New Yorkers in their homes
• Investing in permanently affordable social housing (S5674 Cleare / A6365 Gallagher)
• Taxing corporations and the wealthy to fund housing, healthcare and child care that all New Yorkers need

Tenants and homeless New Yorkers make up more than half the state and a majority in most NY cities. Too many of us are working multiple jobs and still choosing between rent and other essentials like healthcare or child care. Renters all over the state deserve stable, affordable homes.

Sincerely, 
Your Name
Your Address