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Andrew Cuomo: “Rent burden is 30% of your income for rent, which is the…”

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The inverse is when the unit is vacant and a new tenant is coming in, then that new tenant should be a tenant who is what, quote unquote, red burden? Rent burden is 30% of your income for rent, which is the standard all across the port. 30%. It's a nationwide standard. It's the standard in public housing, section 8, etc. So when you have a vacant rent stabilized, then rent it to someone who needs it. (08:00–08:12)

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Asserts that spending 30% of income on rent is a nationwide standard for rent burden.

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