Ulster County lifts moratorium on housing subsidies, after two-year freeze

After 27 months, the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency lifted a moratorium on subsidies for housing projects with nothing to show for it. The IDA ditched the moratorium in December, New York Focus reported.  The moratorium was designed to create time for the agency to come up with a new housing policy that aligned with […]

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New Paltz rejects rent control

New Paltz had the opportunity to join the list of New York municipalities considering stricter rent measures, but in a victory for landlords, decided to sidestep the issue. The mayor and trustees of the Hudson Valley village rejected a proposed law to limit “unreasonable” rent increases, Hudson Valley One reported. The measure was seen as […]

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Two massive waterfront Hudson Valley sites hit the market

Two sizable waterfront properties have hit the market in the Hudson Valley, seeking eight figures apiece.  One property, the Hudson Valley Wine Village, has 37 acres of fully authorized developable land with necessary permissions for large-scale, mixed-use development. Clearances include approval for 800 residential units, 450,000 square feet of industrial, over 155,000 square feet of […]

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Proposed Hasidic community survives appeal challenge

A Hasidic community is a step closer to being formed in southern Orange County after appeals from nearby municipalities — including another Hasidic village — were rejected. The Seven Springs village proposal survived several appeals last week, the Times Union reported. The town of Monroe and village of Kiryas Joel have pushed against the incorporation […]

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Kingston rent control can stay, but rent rollback is toast

Kingston twice made New York history last year, becoming the first upstate locality to pass rent control, and the first in the state to approve a rent rollback — until a lawsuit brought by landlords temporarily blocked both measures. On Friday, a judge delivered some good and bad news to landlords in the Hudson Valley city: The 15 percent rent reduction won’t stand, but rent stabilization is here to stay. The Hudson Valley Property Owners

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Another Hudson Valley village halts short-term rentals

One town at a time, short-term rental operators are becoming personae non gratae in the Hudson Valley. Coxsackie, a village in Greene County, passed a three-month moratorium on new short-term rentals, the Times Union reported. Enacted Wednesday night, the moratorium applies to Airbnbs, Vrbos and more. Anyone already operating a short-term rental will be able to continue it. Variances may also be permitted for those seeking to open a rental under specific circumstances, subject to

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Landlords snuff out Kingston rent appeal

After Hudson Valley landlords challenged Kingston’s rent stabilization law in October, a state judge blocked the rent rollback imposed last month by the city’s rent control board. The order barred the state from processing appeals of rent hikes. But the state’s Division of Homes and Community Renewal has been reviewing overcharge claims anyway, according to the landlords who are suing. In an email to the court last week, Matthew Brett, the attorney representing the Hudson

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Kingston rent stabilization blocked, possibly for good

UPDATED Nov. 22, 2022, 3:23 p.m.: Rent control advocates’ celebration in the Hudson Valley did not last long. A little over a week after the newly formed Kingston Rent Guidelines Board approved New York state’s first rent rollback, a judge on Friday temporarily blocked the reduction — and could nix rent stabilization in the upstate city altogether. A hearing on landlords’ challenge to the law was held Tuesday. The judge essentially continued the injunction, preventing

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