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We the undersigned residents, taxpayers, and business owners of the Village of Ossining hereby call upon the Mayor and Village Trustees to REJECT the proposed resolution which would enact the Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA).
The ETPA is basically Rent Control and is not currently a viable solution to affordable housing - especially in Ossining. Economists have concluded that there are no benefits by adopting any type of Rent Control and it also encourages residents in a rent controlled unit not to move out due to a family downsizing since the rents paid are below market value. Picture a single empty-nester continuing to occupy a 3 or 4 bedroom ETPA controlled unit because its rent is cheaper than a 1 bedroom currently on the open market!
ETPA property owners would be losing money which could cause the building to fall into disrepair. Rent controlled (ETPA) properties will be assessed at a lower rate meaning the remaining taxpayers will be held responsible for part of ETPA landlords' fair share of all taxes levied.
One way economists suggest in creating lower rental rates is to bring more units online. Ossining has recently added 188 units at Harbor Square, 31 units at 147 Main St, and 168 units at Avalon apartments on N Highland Ave. Soon we will also have 188 more units on State St. Let the free market determine rents, length of leases, etc.
Please let the Village Legislators know that you are against the adoption of this proposed resolution! Ossining has done more than many other Westchester Communities in adopting and providing affordable housing.
Thank you for signing. Below are links to various resources discussing this topic.
PS Signing the petition is not all you can do, please share with your Village friends and ask them to sign as well. Email your concerns to the Village Clerk ([email protected]) and VBOT ([email protected]). Lastly, if you are available, try to attend the next VBOT Legislative meeting on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Time: 7:30 PM Place: Court Facility, 88 Spring Street, Ossining, NY 10562
http://homes.westchestergov.com/rent-control (note what other municipalities are doing)
http://peopleof.oureverydaylife.com/pros-cons-rent...
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September 2, 2016
I really thought this might just be a small neighborhood gripe, but seeing things pick up like this honestly makes my head spin a little because so many people seem to care about the same housing issues I do. It feels like the momentum is actually building now and I need to start figuring out the best way to get our concerns in front of the board before they make any final decisions.
14 Comments
ETPA DOES NOT: 1. Create any new affordable housing units; 2. open any existing affordable housing units; 3. Help in any way those looking to find affordable housing. ETPA DOES: 1. Penalize property owners for investing in their community; 2 Create poverty pockets in a community; Lower the amount of available affordable housing in a community; Raise taxes on everyone else in the community.
As a realtor and an Ossining resident I am not confident nor convinced this is a viable option for Ossining.
Enacting ETPA will hurt all property tax payers by having to subsidize rental buildings constructed before 1974. Say not to ETPA! Rent regulations DON'T work!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJvTTGOHFkU
Vote no
This regulation is not needed in Ossining!
Reduce taxes for everyone and then everything will be more affordable! Otherwise the building owners won't have the money to maintain the buidlings, their property values will decrease and others tax bills will go up....look at other towns that have the same conpared to before they passed it!
My question is: how is ETPA going to benefit Ossining? How will run down homes benefit Ossining? How does LOWER PROPERTY VALUES and higher tax burdens benefit Ossining?
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
We the undersigned residents, taxpayers, and business owners of the Village of Ossining hereby call upon the Mayor and Village Trustees to REJECT the proposed resolution which would enact the Emergency Tenant Protection Act (ETPA).
The ETPA is basically Rent Control and is not currently a viable solution to affordable housing - especially in Ossining. Economists have concluded that there are no benefits by adopting any type of Rent Control and it also encourages residents in a rent controlled unit not to move out due to a family downsizing since the rents paid are below market value. Picture a single empty-nester continuing to occupy a 3 or 4 bedroom ETPA controlled unit because its rent is cheaper than a 1 bedroom currently on the open market!
ETPA property owners would be losing money which could cause the building to fall into disrepair. Rent controlled (ETPA) properties will be assessed at a lower rate meaning the remaining taxpayers will be held responsible for part of ETPA landlords' fair share of all taxes levied.
One way economists suggest in creating lower rental rates is to bring more units online. Ossining has recently added 188 units at Harbor Square, 31 units at 147 Main St, and 168 units at Avalon apartments on N Highland Ave. Soon we will also have 188 more units on State St. Let the free market determine rents, length of leases, etc.
Please let the Village Legislators know that you are against the adoption of this proposed resolution! Ossining has done more than many other Westchester Communities in adopting and providing affordable housing.
Thank you for signing. Below are links to various resources discussing this topic.
PS Signing the petition is not all you can do, please share with your Village friends and ask them to sign as well. Email your concerns to the Village Clerk ([email protected]) and VBOT ([email protected]). Lastly, if you are available, try to attend the next VBOT Legislative meeting on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Time: 7:30 PM Place: Court Facility, 88 Spring Street, Ossining, NY 10562
http://homes.westchestergov.com/rent-control (note what other municipalities are doing)
http://peopleof.oureverydaylife.com/pros-cons-rent...
Updates
September 2, 2016
I really thought this might just be a small neighborhood gripe, but seeing things pick up like this honestly makes my head spin a little because so many people seem to care about the same housing issues I do. It feels like the momentum is actually building now and I need to start figuring out the best way to get our concerns in front of the board before they make any final decisions.
14 Comments
Suppy and Demand economics works. To artificially lower the rental costs, will devalue the properties, and the landlords, in turn will bring certiorari actions to lower their taxes because of lowered values of the properties. The difference will have to be made up somewhere, and that somewhere are the owners of homes in Ossining, many of which have been recently hit with sizable increases in taxes, due to the Tyler Tech reappraisals. The proposed act is bad for the homeowners of Ossining, and bad for Ossining, itself.
ETPA DOES NOT: 1. Create any new affordable housing units; 2. open any existing affordable housing units; 3. Help in any way those looking to find affordable housing. ETPA DOES: 1. Penalize property owners for investing in their community; 2 Create poverty pockets in a community; Lower the amount of available affordable housing in a community; Raise taxes on everyone else in the community.
As a realtor and an Ossining resident I am not confident nor convinced this is a viable option for Ossining.
Enacting ETPA will hurt all property tax payers by having to subsidize rental buildings constructed before 1974. Say not to ETPA! Rent regulations DON'T work!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJvTTGOHFkU
Vote no
This regulation is not needed in Ossining!
Reduce taxes for everyone and then everything will be more affordable! Otherwise the building owners won't have the money to maintain the buidlings, their property values will decrease and others tax bills will go up....look at other towns that have the same conpared to before they passed it!
My question is: how is ETPA going to benefit Ossining? How will run down homes benefit Ossining? How does LOWER PROPERTY VALUES and higher tax burdens benefit Ossining?
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Suppy and Demand economics works. To artificially lower the rental costs, will devalue the properties, and the landlords, in turn will bring certiorari actions to lower their taxes because of lowered values of the properties. The difference will have to be made up somewhere, and that somewhere are the owners of homes in Ossining, many of which have been recently hit with sizable increases in taxes, due to the Tyler Tech reappraisals. The proposed act is bad for the homeowners of Ossining, and bad for Ossining, itself.