A state of emergency has been declared in both the village and town of New Paltz due to the potential for excessively dry conditions in the upcoming weeks.  

The New Paltz Village Board of Trustees unanimously voted to pass Good Cause Eviction on Wednesday Oct. 10 2024. The board passed the law with stringent qualifications for landlord exemptions, satisfying activists and applying the new protections to 1,354 households. 

“I’m personally very easily supportive of us moving forward with this version of Good Cause,” said Village Mayor Tim Rodgers at the most recent Village of New Paltz Board of Trustees meeting on Sep. 25 2024.