Rally & Sleepover at City Hall
Save the date!

Sunday Oct. 1 from 6pm to
Monday Oct 2 at 11am

Oct. 1 is the first day Giuliani’s Rent Guidelines Board’s new rent increases take effect.

All new leases and lease renewals for rent stabilized apartments after Oct. 1 will be hit with the largest increases since 1996. Landlord profits are at an all-time high, and creation of affordable housing is at an all-time low. Met Council, with the help of the NYCLU, is organizing a sleepover to protest Giuliani’s overall attack on real affordable housing. Furthermore we demand:

• The immediate removal of the most hostile, anti-tenant Rent Guidelines Board members; Chair Ed Hochman and Public Member Ed Weinstein.
• City Council oversight of the RGB appointees; (currently the mayor appoints all 9 members).
• Diversify the RGB!; 7 of 9 are white, 9 out of 9 are male, 9 out of 9 are "well to do", 8 out of 9 are business professionals. Most of their terms have officially expired.

TIME’S UP! The RGB should reflect New York City. Create affordable Housing!

Please save the date and sleep over if you can. "Giuliani-ville" will come equipped with music, performers, speakers, tents, cardboard, hardheaded activists and breakfast. Details to follow. Save the Date for Housing!

For more information, to offer material support (tents, etc.), or to endorse, contact: The Met Council on Housing, Dave Powell (212) 693-0553 ex.6, activemch@aol.com; Susan Howard (212) 982-9446