Around one in five tenants in Syracuse have faced attempted evictions in the past year — the highest number across all major upstate cities in New York, according to a new report on displacement across the state.
The city is also home to the fewest tenants with owed rent in the state, according to the report compiled by the Community Service Society of New York. Only about 6% of renters reported being behind on their rent, CSSNY found.
The combination of a low number of tenants with rental arrears and the highest number of tenants who landlords have attempted to evict in the past year is a sign that landlords use eviction and the threat of eviction as a tool to punish and control tenants, statewide and local housing advocates said…