Fair Housing
New York's 'Emergency Tenant Protection Act' (ETPA) allows municipalities outside NYC to:
AImpose rent stabilization on qualifying buildings if a housing emergency is declared✓ Correct
BEvict tenants without court order during housing emergencies
CCommandeer vacant buildings for public use
DSet rent at below-market rates for commercial tenants
Explanation
The ETPA allows localities outside New York City (in Nassau, Rockland, and Westchester counties, and other municipalities that opt in) to declare a housing emergency and impose rent stabilization on eligible buildings, providing tenant protections similar to NYC's system.
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