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ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

Tenant Groups Push Assembly to Back Rent-Regs Bill

Tenant organizers are putting the pressure on Democrats who have yet to back a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal to repeal a mechanism blamed for stripping tens of thousands…

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness Video

Key Housing Group Looking Past the Budget

The leader of the New York Housing Conference weighs in on wins and losses in Albany and what’s next on 421-a and rent regulations.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Budget Deal Done, Rent Battles Loom

For months now discussion of the details of rent-regulation renewal has been set aside until “after the budget.” Word that the framework of a budget deal is in place in…

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Opinion

Key Tool for Low-Income Housing Needs Lawmakers’ Support

The New York State Low-Income Housing Tax Credit is underfunded, oversubscribed and full of potential to help address the housing crisis.

ByJudi Kende 0Comments

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ByKen Thorbourne 134Comments

NYC’s Endangered Species: A Rent-Controlled Apartment

Myth: Rent-controlled tenants get an unbelievable deal. Reality: They can be hit with huge annual rent increases. That’s why advocates want the shrinking number of rent-controlled apartments added to Albany’s…

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Government Housing and Homelessness

City Hall Holding its Cards Close in Debate Over Rent Laws

On key rent-regulation issues—vacancy bonuses, preferential rents, individual apartment improvements, major capital improvements—it will remain unclear for a few weeks what the administration’s specific “ask” will be.

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

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Feb 2015

Breakaway Dems Blame Funding Cuts for NYCHA’s Status as ‘Worst Landlord’

The Independent Democratic Conference is proposing to restore state support for public housing, fund backlogged capital projects and require market developers to fix NYCHA buildings.

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Jan 2015

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

PACs Spent Heavily Ahead of Rent-Regs Fight

The first round in the battle over rent regulations is over. Money, in the form of campaign contributions, was the weapon of choice.

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Dec 2014

Will Geography of Rent Regs Shape Battle to Save Them?

Most of the lawmakers who’ll vote on whether to renew rent-stabilization don’t have a single regulated tenant in their districts. But even among city lawmakers, the impact of the laws…