Community organizations in the Bronx say residential and commercial tenants in areas around the Kinsgbridge Armory and the proposed Jerome Avenue rezoning are seeing higher rents and more harassment.
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.
A veteran Williamsburg organizer explains the reasoning behind a new organization being formed to resist displacement and, she says, defend renters of all stripes.
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…
The housing-policy perfect storm that was visible on the radar months ago has arrived right on time: 10 days from the deadline for the state to renew rent regulations and…
In the aftermath of the deadly March 26 blast, rent-stabilized tenants whose apartments were destroyed may have a right to return—depending on what happens at the site and who’s deemed…
Fees for appliances like washing machines or air conditioners, legal fees, and other miscellaneous charges are confusing to tenants, often unexplained or unjustified and above all unaffordable.
Forty-four Assemblymembers now support the bill to end exits from the rent-stabilization program—and recapture thousands of apartments that have already left.
Are you concerned about fire escapes? Nitpicky about common areas? Not particularly good-smelling? If so, you might get trouble from any property owner or manager who’s read “99 Signs You…