ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y.—The Middletown Common Council on June 17 adopted good cause eviction legislation into law, which will make it harder for landlords to evict tenants or raise rent without proper cause.
The legislation, which was passed unanimously, seeks to prevent landlords from evicting renters without a good reason. Landlords will need to acquire judgment of possession through a court proceeding in order to evict someone from a property. Law enforcement will carry out the court-ordered eviction.
A judgment of possession is a court decision that grants landlords the right to regain their rented property from a tenant.
The list of acceptable eviction reasons includes but is not limited to the following: Not paying rent, violating the tenancy agreement, being a nuisance, and malicious or negligent damage to the property….