WHITE PLAINS: A bill that would prevent independent living facilities from terminating the leases of seniors and the disabled without court approval “has broad bi-partisan support,” legislative aides for local state Senate and Assembly representatives said Thursday.
Speaking to the Westchester County Board of Legislators’ Seniors & Constituencies Committee, Rachel Estroff, chief of staff for Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, said the proposed law “will make it much harder for a landlord to do what the Esplanade has done.”
She was referring to the Esplanade senior living center’s decision in November to terminate the leases of its 146 elderly residents so it could pursue plans for a $35 million renovation of its 15-story building and annex in downtown White Plains. The property will be marketed as luxury rental apartments, and the plan was approved last month by the White Plains Common Council…