Many of these housing laws, along with the rent rules, will expire at midnight tonight if lawmakers fail to reach an agreement.

But one Democrat expressed distaste for the rent rules, even as he prepared to vote for the motion.

The mayor praised his record on housing, but said the city still has a shortage and thus needs rent rules.

The rent rules are working for the benefit of the few at the expense of the rest.

The mailing drew fierce criticism from groups in favor of maintaining the current rent rules.

Under New York's complex rent rules, a landlord is usually entitled to only a small increase when a regulated apartment becomes vacant.

Every three years, when the rent rules come up for renewal, landlords appear in Albany fighting to have them repealed.

The Assembly is controlled by Democrats who generally favor renewing the rent rules.

But unless they are among the handful concerned with rent rules, there have been few calls to make and little to do but wait.

The rent rules were fair up until that time.