Enough is enough!
New Yorkers deserve lower rent, better tenant protections, and more affordable energy bills. Our utility companies and landlords should not get to squeeze us dry by increasing our energy and rent bills at record levels.
WE ACT for Environmental Justice has launched the Our Homes Under Our Control Campaign that is calling for legislation that will lower rent and utility bills for everyday New Yorkers while giving renters more tenant protections to build power in their homes.
We hosted teach-ins in February and March this year. We're still planning our future events, but details are to be determined. In the meantime, if you would like to join our campaign and our meetings, just fill out this form and we'll be in touch.
Key legislation in the Our Homes Under Our Control Campaign:
- The NY HEAT Act would cap energy bills at 6% of a household's income, and could save some families up to $75/month. The legislation would also stop allowing utility companies to use public dollars to build out fossil fuel infrastructure that is polluting our planet and costing us hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
- Universal Rent Control bill package would expand access to rent stabilization across the state. If these bills are passed, ALL New Yorkers would have stronger protections against evictions and unfair rent increases, and more buildings would be eligible for rent stabilization (both buildings that are smaller than 6 units and built after 1974).
