The judge isn’t wrong. This is about forcing landlords to rent to subsidized renters. It should be a choice not mandated. Private property rights should prevail.
That being said, most places in NYS have to register with the code enforcer and pass a C of O. I know our rental property does and yet you still get whiny tenants.
I literally had a recent tenant that I screened quite thoroughly and who left the place a mess with damages call us “slumlords” because a yellow jacket got into her unit.
Yes, that often is the case, much due to the overreaction to the past, and a reflection of the declining character of us in the West.
But what I meant is that if both the LL and tenants are content with the status of their occupation, then rather than the government coming in to inspect every 5 years, at owners cost, and too often with increased regulations, then we should be able to be left at peace. Not that we have actually had any citations due to past inspections yet in the 30 years we have rented in two apartments (20 in one till LL sold the building and 10 in another) by the grace of God,