“Good cause” was included in the New York State budget three months ago. City officials will decide whether it protects Syracuse residents.
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Central New York Community Foundation to put another $1M toward fighting lead crisis
About 430 kids per year in Syracuse have tested positive for elevated blood-lead levels since 2018.
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Local advocacy organizations rally for Syracuse tenants’ rights (photo of the week)
About 75 people gathered in Clinton Square and marched through the city for the rally.
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‘Good cause’ again takes center stage in Albany. How would Syracuse-area representatives vote on it?
Onondaga County’s delegation to the state legislature is split on tenant protections.
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Syracuse Common Council gives go-ahead on 1st tax exemption for redevelopment of neglected Maria Regina campus
Home Leasing said the tax exemption approved by the city will help it in its attempt to get state financing and low income housing tax credits.
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Syracuse Common Council considering 1st tax break for redevelopment of neglected Maria Regina campusÂ
Home Leasing plans to build 181 units of affordable housing at the campus once it gets enough financing for the project.
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Even as new approach offers hope, advocates slam NY AG’s settlement with Syracuse landlord over lead paint
William D’Angelo will pay 16 families $5,000 apiece after children were poisoned by lead paint or dust at the the homes he owns. Advocates slammed the settlement as a ‘slap in the face.’
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‘Revisions’ and tech problems delay $5.3 million in federal funding owed to Syracuse nonprofits, HUD says
The money pays for programs like eviction defense, a tenants network, community centers and workforce training programs.
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‘Families are going to be suffering’: Catholic Charities to end housing relocation program amid crisis
Catholic Charities cited a ‘perfect storm’ of factors that led it to not re-apply to fund its housing relocation program.
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A prominent Syracuse developer let the Maria Regina campus deteriorate. How much longer will it sit?
North Side residents may have to wait a decade for the blighted college to finally be developed.
