does anyone know how the new legislation in New York in December is going to benefit investors in ny are there houses that are not listed for sale right now that are already bank owned . 

You just have to be firm on the issues and with any rules fairly enforce.  

Tenants know this and it positively affects the ability to collect and enforcement of lease provisions.2) Charlotte rent to buy ratios are typically much better than those I've seen in NYC metro.  

There are over 100 municipalities in NJ that have some sort of rent control legislation so before you invest you should look to the city hall before you pull the trigger on a purchase.  

@Mike Biewer by "hold them to the lease" I mean you can enforce the penalties that the lease clearly states.  

I retired from law enforcement after 35 years and I have thought about getting into real estate for quite awhile.

I don't see how a real curfew would be enforceable (or legal, for that matter), nor why you'd want to impose one.

I told them about it in advance (it's also left at premises by code enforcer). 

The case can be assigned to the buyer and if the tenant did not move when agreed to, it could be enforced by the new owner.Then again, if the tenant gets wind that the property has sold he may bring a defense to court that the old owner can not maintain the eviction and the case could be thrown out leaving the new owner to start over.I am involved in one right now representing the seller.

I've always maintained that we don't need to create new laws and taxes, rather enforce and close loopholes in current laws.