2026 Update on Good Cause Eviction in New York State: Focus on Municipalities Outside the New York City Metro Area

On April 20, 2024, New York State adopted changes to the laws governing the eviction process and the landlord tenant relationship. This program will describe how the "Good Cause Eviction Law" has changed the eviction process in Upstate New York.  Presenters will describe how good cause eviction is functioning in Rochester, New York, where good cause eviction has been adopted by the municipality.  They will also highlight the way the state good cause eviction law has altered the process even in areas that have not yet opted-in.

Speakers:

Jaime Michelle Cain, Esq.

Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria 

Buffalo, New York 

F. Alexander Fehman, Esq.

Center for Elder Law & Justice

Buffalo, New York

Nico C. Soria, Esq.

Western New York Law Center

Buffalo, New York

Moderators:

Steven W. Smollens, Esq.

Law Office of Steven W. Smollens

New York, New York 

Mary Milone, Esq.

Borah, Goldstein, Nahins & Goidel, P.C.

New York, New York

Amy Gathings, Esq. 

Center for Elder Law & Justice

Buffalo, New York 

This program is co-sponsored by The Real Property Law Section Public Interest Committee and the Real Property Law Section Landlord and Tenant Proceedings Committee