Tenants, Lawmakers Focus on Predatory Landlords and Rent Loopholes
A coalition called Stabilizing NYC says landlords who purchased rent-stabilized buildings at inflated prices before the recession are pushing tenants out to increase their profits. Tenants highlighted...
View ArticleBoard Freezes Rents on Stabilized Apartments Once Again
For the second year in a row, and just the second time in its history, the Rent Guidelines Board voted not to allow rent increases on one-year leases for rent-stabilized apartments. Like last year, the...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: What Veterans Need, White Working Class Failings,...
A few of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.What Veterans Need (First) | The Moral Failings of the White Working Class (Starts at 27:21) | #AskTheMayor About Rents (Starts at...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Welcome Tools to Fight Landlord Harassment
As of this summer, New York City's commercial tenants can sue their landlords for harassment, a result of a new law that established fines up to $10,000 per property for behavior that ranges from...
View ArticlePutting New York City Landlords on Notice
New York City housing and finance officials are putting 3,000 landlords on notice: Buildings that receive the 421-a tax break are required to register as rent-regulated apartments with the city — among...
View ArticleWhy Tenants Lose When They Go Up Against Landlords in Newark
About 200 people arrive every day in Landlord/Tenant Court in Newark. Some want to tell a judge about the rats, or the mold, or the ceilings falling down, and why they stopped paying rent to force the...
View ArticleNew Bill Would Fight Tenant Harassment
Dangerous construction, no water, no heat: Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says these are just some of the ways landlords try to force tenants out of apartments. State law says it's a crime for...
View ArticleTenants to Banks: Stop Lending to Bad Landlords
After years of fighting landlords for better conditions, some tenants are setting their sights on a new target: the banks that lend to them. Dozens of tenants picketed outside Signature Bank's...
View ArticleAfter Freeze, Guidelines Board Will Allow Rent Increases Again
After a two-year freeze, the Rent Guidelines Board on Tuesday voted to allow rent increases on rent-stabilized apartments. The board said landlords could raise rents by 1.25 percent on one-year...
View ArticleHow Landlords Push Out Tenants for Profit
The state's rent-stabilization laws are supposed to protect tenants from the pressures of the city's real estate market, and that includes limiting annual rent increases. But housing advocates say...
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City's Free Lawyer Program Ramps Up for Tenants
When the courtroom doors open at 9:30 a.m. in Bronx housing court, hundreds of people are already waiting to enter. Tenants with children, landlords and lawyers for both sides are all jammed into a...
View ArticleThe Perfect Tenant
The Perfect TenantSteven LaChance and his kids were starting over. They had a new house, and they were ready for a new beginning. The only thing was, their landlady was a bit…different. Get more...
View ArticleThe Bronx Fire
More than 60 people were injured and at least 19 people have died after a space heater sparked an enourmous fire in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx. Charles Jennings, associate professor of...
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