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A veteran Williamsburg organizer explains the reasoning behind a new organization being formed to resist displacement and, she says, defend renters of all stripes.

ByDebra Medina 1Comment

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Jun 2015

Uncategorized

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…

ByJillian Jonas 5Comments

05

Jun 2015

Uncategorized

10 Days and Ticking: Your Rent Regulations Cheat Sheet

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

20

May 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Rent-Regulated Tenants in Limbo After East Village Gas Explosion

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…

ByHeather Dubin 6Comments

11

May 2015

Opinion

A Call to Ban Landlords’ Non-Rent Fees to Tenants

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.

ByJoseph Cepeda and Erin Markman 0Comments

28

Apr 2015

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Update: More Democrats Add Names to Vacancy Decontrol Repeal Bill

Forty-four Assemblymembers now support the bill to end exits from the rent-stabilization program—and recapture thousands of apartments that have already left.

ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

07

Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Why Your Next Landlord Might Be Afraid of You

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Landlord Group Sees Little Change Ahead in Rent Laws

With a new Assembly speaker in place, rent regulations seem likely to be renewed without significant changes, Rent Stabilization Association head Joseph Strasburg said in an interview.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Dec 2014

Housing and Homelessness

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

An Organizer Speaks: Why We’re Calling Up a Tenants’ Army

Cuomo’s Power Tested on Rent Regulations

10 Days and Ticking: Your Rent Regulations Cheat Sheet

Rent-Regulated Tenants in Limbo After East Village Gas Explosion

A Call to Ban Landlords’ Non-Rent Fees to Tenants

Update: More Democrats Add Names to Vacancy Decontrol Repeal Bill

Why Your Next Landlord Might Be Afraid of You

Landlord Group Sees Little Change Ahead in Rent Laws

Will Geography of Rent Regs Shape Battle to Save Them?

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