Kingston was the first upstate municipality to adopt rent stabilization in New York, but it’s becoming a symbol of how challenges to the designation remain strong. This week, Mayor Steve Noble vetoed a Common Council resolution to maintain rent stabilization in the city, the Times Union reported. The Common Council’s resolution from last week to declare a housing emergency was unanimous, setting up a clash and potential veto override. Data disputes are driving the debacle. A city vacancy study found rates in buildings covered by the Emergency Tenant Protection Act at 7.04 percent this spring, above a 5 percent limit […]

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