Kingston lawmakers vow full review over future of rent control

Kingston lawmakers vow full review over future of rent control

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The Common Council signaled on Thursday that it’s going to conduct a thorough “legislative review” of all information before it decides on the future of rent control in the city. Common Council President Andrea Shaut said after Thursday’s Common Council meeting that lawmakers will not only examine the vacancy study released in August that found the vacancy rate exceeded the threshold for declaring a housing emergency, but they w…