TROY — After the Republican-controlled City Council shot down a proposal to embrace “good cause” eviction legislation last year, Council President Sue Steele vowed to resurrect it if Democrats flipped the chamber.
In November, they did.
And by Thursday, the new veto-proof Democratic council is poised to introduce tenant protections designed, in part, to prevent retaliatory evictions and allow eligible renters to challenge high rent hikes in court…