Join the Tenant Union for an orientation to the union, a collective session on tenants rights and issues and how to plug into union activities!
Over 100,000 Rochester tenants now have the right to renew their lease, the ability to challenge big rent hikes, and protections against unfiar evictions.
Come to this training to learn more about how you can use your new Good Cause rights! RSVP at hj4a.org/RocGoodCause
What is Speak to Council? Speak to Council is an opportunity for the public to address the Council directly. Speakers are welcome to address a topic Council is voting on that month, or may comment on any topic they are interested in. Speakers will have either two minutes or three minutes to speak at the session. If there are 20 or less speakers signed up to speak, each speaker will be allotted three minutes to speak. If there are more than 20 speakers signed up to speak, time is reduced to two minutes to speak. A staff member will time each speaker.
When is Speak to Council? Speak to Council sessions are every month–the Thursday before the monthly council meetings. They are either on the 2nd or 3rd Thursday of the month starting 6pm or after the public hearings are complete.
How do I sign up? To participate in Speak to Council: Anyone wishing to participate MUST sign up ahead of time. Sign ups close at 4:30PM on the day of Speak to Council. Speakers can sign up by calling 585-428-7538 or 585-428-7421 or emailing council@cityofrochester.gov if you cannot participate in person, you may share comments via email or mail. Please note, these comments will be shared with the Council but will not be read into the record during Speak to Council. Participants must include their first and last name, mailing address, phone number, and the Introductory Number they are commenting on.
Rochester Good Cause Campaign: a campaign for the City of Rochester to pass Good Cause Eviction Protections.
For more information check out roctenantunion.org/Good-Cause
Rochester Rent Stabilization Campaign: a campaign for the City of Rochester to Opt into Rent Stabilization
Step 1: Rochester performs a valid rental vacancy study with a strong methodology. The results come back that Rochester has a rental vacancy rate of 5% or less
Step 2: City Council pass resolution to Opt into Rent Stabilization of the NYS Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974
Canvass for Good Cause!
Join the City-Wide Tenant Union of Rochester and other organizations for a outreach event on Saturday, August 10th and 24th at 12:00 PM at St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality. No experience necessary!
Canvass for Good Cause!
Join the City-Wide Tenant Union of Rochester and other organizations for a outreach event on Saturday, July 27th at 12:00 PM at St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality. No experience necessary!
Yadira and her family are facing a no cause eviction AGAIN because we don't have essential tenant protections like Albany, Kingston, Poughkeepsie and Ithaca. Join us to call on the landlord to withdraw the eviction and demand Rochester City Council pass the strongest version of Good Cause Eviction Protections!!
The City of Rochester is Now Eligible for Rent Stabilization and Good Cause Eviction Eviction Protections. What are they and how do we win them?
For more information on Good Cause visit CWTU’s Good Cause Eviction Protections page.
