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“The enforcement mechanism has truly always been the courts,” said Good Cause sponsor State Sen. Julia Salazar, as anticipation mounts for litigation that will hash out the reach of the…

ByChris Janaro 0Comments

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Aug 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development

City Cuts Funding for Tenant Lawyers Who Combat Landlord Harassment, Building Violations

Legal service providers who aid tenants through the city’s Anti-Harassment Tenant Protection (AHTP) program say their efforts are being diminished by recent city contract cuts, which saw their funding for…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Kingston Made Rent Law History Two Years Ago. That Was the Easy Part.

For tenants in the first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization, benefiting from the law’s basic protections is an uphill battle.

ByEmma Whitford

BySam Mellins 0Comments

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Stabilized Tenants Face Another Round of Rent Hikes

In a swerve from precedent, the Rent Guidelines Board’s two tenant members dismissed Tuesday’s preliminary vote as a sham, casting a vote of no confidence in both the board and…

ByEmma Whitford 4Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

NY’s Housing Deal Is Here. What Does It Mean for Tenant Stability?

From “good cause” carve outs to adjusted IAI caps, City Limits breaks down how major planks of the state budget deal will impact tenants’ eviction protections—and rents.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Don’t Bail Out New York’s Rent Stabilized Buildings —Yet

“The rent stabilized building bubble will persist as long as there are greater fools to cash out bad bets. If Albany bails out this market now, with bad data and…

ByBen Carlos Thypin 2Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Yes and No: Bills Targeting Illegal Rent Increases Diverge On Governor’s Desk

State lawmakers passed two bills last year intended to help New York City tenants root out—and undo—illegal rent hikes, but only one received Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Sep 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

SCOTUS Will Soon Toss or Take Rent Stabilization Cases. Here’s What to Know.

The public will likely learn in October if challenges to rent stabilization—from landlords and trade groups including the Community Housing Improvement Program and Rent Stabilization Association—will proceed before the U.S.…

ByEmma Whitford 6Comments

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Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Orgs That Help Tenants Sue Landlords Fear ‘Tone Deaf’ City Contract Changes

Nonprofit legal service providers often file group lawsuits that assist tenants fighting landlord harassment across an entire building. But a new solicitation appears to impose limits on this preferred strategy…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Jul 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics