City Council Wants to Hear From You on ‘Good Cause’ Eviction

Each of the Rochester City Council District representatives – Vice President LaShay D. Harris (South), Michael A. Patterson (Northeast), Mary Lupien (East) and Bridget A. Monroe (Northwest) – will host a public hearing in the coming weeks regarding the Good Cause Eviction legislation currently before City Council.

These hearings will be held in each respective Councilmember’s district, and will be open to the public. No registration is required to attend any of these hearings. The stated goal of the upcoming hearings is to gather information and opinions from tenants, landlords and all community members on the concept of Good Cause Eviction – and the specific relevant legislation currently being considered by Council.

The legislation, which was introduced by City Council in June, would adopt New York State’s Good Cause Eviction law, restricting evictions without good reason and similarly curtailing the denial of lease renewals.

Dates and times for the public hearings are as follows (Please note the East District forum has changed from August 6 to August 14):

* South District – Monday, July 29, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Aenon Missionary Baptist Church (175 Genesee Street);

* Northeast District – Tuesday, August 13, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Public Market (280 North Union Street);

* East District – Wednesday, August 14, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ryan R-Center (530 Webster Avenue);

* Northwest District – Tuesday, August 27, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Edgerton R-Center(41 Backus Street);

For more information on these hearings, City residents can call the City Council office at (585) 428-7538, or email Council@CityofRochester.Gov.