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Governor Cuomo Signs Loft Law Clean-Up Bill Amid Messy Community Debate

The bill has been years in the making and protects many of the city’s loft tenants from eviction.

Governor Cuomo Signs Loft Law Clean-Up Bill Amid Messy Community Debate

Governor Cuomo Signs Loft Law Clean-Up Bill Amid Messy Community Debate

The bill has been years in the making and protects many of the city’s loft tenants from eviction.

Governor Cuomo Signs Loft Law Clean-Up Bill Amid Messy Community Debate

In May, after three years of lobbying in Albany, a newly revised Loft Law Bill was finally passed by the New York legislature. The bill, often referred to as the Loft Law “Clean-Up” Bill, was officially signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, a day before the time period for the governor to decide whether to veto or sign the bill was set to expire. But the highly contested Loft Law Bill remains the center of debate among community stakeholders. 

The debate is mainly between loft tenants whose unprotected housing status is threatened by eviction without the bill, and other Brooklyn residents who believe that the bill will open the…

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