Kate Lisa reports at New York State of Politics that New York state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says Democrats are demanding tenant protections are in the final state budget, which was due April 1. Cousins wants the Good Cause Eviction legislation included in the budget, which would require property owners to give cause for an eviction and caps rent increases on tenants at 5 percent, with exceptions for renovations and higher rises in the consumer price index. Stewart-Cousins on April 19 said, "I have to have tenant protections.... I guess this is a national problem, quite honestly, but I don't think we can talk about just building without talking about affordability." Read more about this story at New York State of Politics.