Jillian Jonas, Author at City Limits

ByJillian Jonas 6 minRead time

Passing Rent Laws is One Thing. How About Enforcing Them?

Some advocates believe that whatever rent regime is ultimately approved by state legislators, the state agency charged with enforcing them will need more resources to do so.

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ByJillian Jonas 7 minRead time

Timeline of Failure: How NYS Got to a Rent Laws’ Lapse

As of now, New York State has no rent regulations. But it has plenty of blame to go around.

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ByJillian Jonas 5 minRead time

Reform, Interrupted: Study Up for Round 2 of Debate Over 421-a

Ambitions to kill it are dashed. Hopes to reform it are faint. The smart money is now on legislators renewing 421-a as is for a very short spell. Here’s a…

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ByJillian Jonas 7 minRead time

Where is Jeff Klein in the Rent Regulations Debate?

Mayor de Blasio, Gov. Cuomo, Speaker Heastie and others have made their positions on rent regulations and 421-a known. Now we hear from the head of a breakaway Democratic faction.

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ByJillian Jonas 6 minRead time

Loss of 330,000 Affordable Apartments Seen

Advocates disputed media reports that efforts to reform 421-a and repeal vacancy decontrol—two priorities of Mayor de Blasio—were dead, as a report found a huge loss of affordable apartments from…

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ByJillian Jonas 4 minRead time

Rent Regulation Affects Tenants Outside New York City

As tenants rallied in Albany to call for saving and strengthening rent regulations, one Asssembly member called for changes to assist the overlooked regulated tenants of three non-NYC counties.

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ByJillian Jonas 4 minRead time

Cuomo’s Power Tested on Rent Regulations

For months tenant advocates have waited and wondered what Gov. Cuomo’s position on rent regulations would be. Now they’ve gone from wondering where the governor stands to fretting about whether…

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Dec 2014

ByJillian Jonas 22 minRead time

Tenants Rip Program Tying Rent Hikes to Landlord Investments

Major Capital Improvements allow rent-stabilized landlords to exceed authorized rent increases when paying off a new roof, boiler or other large expense. Long-standing tenant complaints about fraud are part of…

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Oct 2012