The Troy City Council overrode Carmella’s veto of Good Cause Eviction on April 9, 2026, by a vote of 7-0. The same margin as the original passage in March. Every Republican-aligned council member who had blocked the law was gone, first having refused a public hearing in May 2025, then having lost in November. The council that replaced them did not waver.
District 1 Councilor Phil DiLorenzo framed it directly: “Do we stand with our residents, or do we ignore what they’ve made abundantly clear?”
Carmella’s Response
Carmella issued a statement after the override calling the council’s action “radical agendas over the needs of ordinary residents.” She had previously asked: “What’s next? Is it rent control?” She maintained that increasing housing supply, not regulating landlord conduct, was the right approach to affordability.
The law passed regardless. Troy joined Ithaca, Binghamton, and Albany as New York municipalities that had opted into the state’s 2024 Good Cause Eviction framework. Syracuse had failed to pass it in February on a tied vote.
The Same Night: Frear Park
At the same April 9 meeting, the council voted 7-0 on a separate item: authorizing a five-year license agreement for the Frear Park restaurant concession. Commissioner of General Services Joe Mazzariello had served on the RFP scoring committee. Two applications were scored; the committee’s recommendation passed without objection on the same night the veto override made headlines.
Partisan angle: In May 2025, the Republican council refused to hold a public hearing. Voters replaced all of them. The new council passed the law. Carmella vetoed it. The council overrode her. The override required a two-thirds majority. The council is seven Democrats. The math was never close.
Sources: Spectrum News, April 9, 2026; WAMC, April 10, 2026; News10; Troy City Council Finance and Regular Meeting, April 9, 2026 (transcript)