Case Type
Other
Housing Type
Other
Court
Court of Appeals
County
Other
L&T / Index / Case / Docket / Clerk's Number
No. 59
Slip Opinion Number
03691
Petitioner
Hudson Valley Property Owners Association Inc. et al.
Respondent
City of Kingston, et al., Kingston New York Rent Guidelines Board et al., Citizen Action of New York, et al.
Judge
Halligan
Decision/Order Date
2025-06-18
Posture
Other
Disposition
Judgment for Landlord
Winner
Landlord Substantially Won
Synopsis
The Court of Appeals affirmed the City of Kingston's declaration of a housing emergency and its opt-in to the ETPA, rejecting the property owners' challenge to the vacancy study's methodology as insufficiently proven unreliable. The Court also upheld the Kingston Rent Guidelines Board's "fair market rent" guideline and rent adjustment guideline, finding no impermissible retroactivity under *Regina Metro.* The petitioners' claims regarding the 15% rent reduction were not preserved for appeal. This landmark decision clarifies municipal authority to implement rent stabilization under HSTPA.
Keywords
Kingston can Adopt ETPA; Fair Market Rent; 15% Reduction
Recommended Citation
"Matter of Hudson Val. Prop. Owners Assn. Inc. v. City of Kingston" (2025). All Decisions. 1860.
https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/housing_court_all/1860
