Leaders Convene in NYC at ‘National Conference on Rent Control and Tenant Rights’

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New York marks the fourth city in a series of meetings and public events by the national coalition to advance rent control/stabilization and tenant rights. Organizational leaders from New York, Minnesota, California, Illinois, Massachusetts; Texas and Washington DC will convene in Harlem to strategize on expanding and preserving rent stabilized housing for low-income communities. Previous convenings were held in DC, Dallas, and Los Angeles.

What:	National Conference on Rent Control/Stabilization and Tenant Rights
When:	Saturday, April 25, 2026; 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Where:	Bethel Gospel Assembly – Harlem 2-26 E. 120th Street, New York, NY
Who:	Stakeholders, tenant organizations, renters and elected officials from across the United States will convene in New York City to discuss strategies to advance rent control /stabilization nationwide; stop the influence of corporate landlords; delineate opportunities locally and nationally to promote rent stabilization; reverse statewide bans and partial bans on rent control; winning and defending rent control; empowering tenants and connecting homelessness, HUD subsidized tenant campaigns with the rent control movement.

Among the speakers and panelists participating at the conference include Michael Weinstein, President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation; Donald Whitehead, Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless; Tyller Williamson, Mayor of Monterey, CA; Susan Lerner, Executive Director of New York Common Cause; Susie Shannon, Executive Director of Housing Is A Human Right; Andrea Shapiro, Executive Director of MET Council on Housing; Alan Minsky, Executive Director of Progressive Democrats of America; and Ericka Lesley, elected Santa Monica Rent Board Member.