• Championing the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act

• Securing Billions in Investments in Public Housing

• Delivering on State-wide Right to Counsel

• Passing the Housing Access Voucher Program

Yuh-Line believes that housing is a human right. As a member of the New York State Assembly, Yuh-Line collaborated with State Senator Daniel Squadron to pass a bill mandating that the city provide tenants with easy access to rent payment records in order to prevent eviction and harassment from landlords; this bill is crucial for ensuring tenants can defend themselves in housing court. Additionally, Yuh-Line has worked extensively with tenant unions like Housing Justice for All to pass 2019’s Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act. Yuh-Line has also been a staunch advocate against the privatization of public housing and for further NYCHA funding.

In the State Senate, Yuh-Line will champion the REST (Rent Emergency Stabilization for Tenants) Act, which will provide more opportunities and flexibility for communities across the state to become rent-stabilized tenants. Renters are at the forefront of Yuh-Line’s housing policy platform. She is committed to ensuring that New York maintains robust rent stabilization protections for tenants, and will advocate for the passage of TOPA (Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act), which would grant renters the right of first refusal when their home is being sold. Yuh-Line is also an advocate for social housing. As a State Senator, she plans on supporting and co-sponsoring legislation to create a Social Housing Development Authority that supports democratically elected tenant boards and a co-governance system for maintenance and management concerns. Yuh-Line is excited to partner with agencies from the local to federal level to ensure rigorous investment in public housing.