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With the date for state rent laws to expire approaching, the Senate Majority announced Monday a series of public hearings will be held on rent regulation and tenant protection issues.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Jan 2019

Housing and Homelessness

The Five ‘Myths’ of Rent Regulation in New York

Are rent regulated apartments occupied primarily by the wealthy? Do rent regulated tenants hoard their homes?

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Dec 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Diaz Suggests Landlord Tax Break in Exchange for New Rent Curbs

Citing a need to address the looming problem of preferential rents without harming landlords who operate as small businesses, the Bronx borough president backs a law to prevent sudden rent…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Aug 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Wash. Heights Tenants Wonder: Is the Problem the Leak, or the Landlord?

Water damage and mold are rampant in rent-stabilized apartments at the West 174th Street address. Tenants suspect an effort to get them out. The landlord insists it’s just a leak.

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Jul 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Squeeze on Regulated Rents Puts Vital Housing Source at Risk

‘We clearly understand their plight, but landlords should not be asked to shoulder the burden of income-challenged tenants. That’s government’s job.’

ByJoseph Strasburg 2Comments

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Jun 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Why I Voted for a New York City Rent Freeze

This week, the Rent Guidelines Board approved the biggest hike in one-year, rent-stabilized leases of the de Blasio era. Here’s how one Board member explained her ‘no’ vote.

ByLeah Goodridge 1Comment

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Apr 2018

Housing and Homelessness News

Call for Crackdown on ‘Rent Fraud’ in Rezoning Neighborhoods

Rent-stabilized tenants made a lot of policy wins last year, but advocates say there’s still more the state and city could do to fight rent overcharges in rent-stabilized apartments.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 3Comments

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Jun 2016

Government

Unsettled Housing Issues Dog End of Albany Session

Gov. Cuomo’s $20 billion housing plan remains undefined, 421-a is still dead and proposals to alter rent regulations or repeal a cap on building height look unlikely to move.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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Apr 2016

Housing and Homelessness

Can NYC’s Landlords Afford Another Rent Freeze?

When the Rent Guidelines Board approved a 0 percent hike last year, landlords warned of impending disaster.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 96Comments

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Sep 2015

Housing and Homelessness Investigations

Tenants Report Threats and Unsafe Conditions Next Door to a ‘Million Dollar Listing’

Celebrity real-estate broker Ryan Serhant is promoting two luxury towers that will rise on sites now occupied by garages on East 13th Street. Next door, in a property sold in…

ByAbbie Nehring 1Comment

Tenants, Landlords Will Testify on New York’s Rent Laws

The Five ‘Myths’ of Rent Regulation in New York

Diaz Suggests Landlord Tax Break in Exchange for New Rent Curbs

Wash. Heights Tenants Wonder: Is the Problem the Leak, or the Landlord?

CityViews: Squeeze on Regulated Rents Puts Vital Housing Source at Risk

CityViews: Why I Voted for a New York City Rent Freeze

Call for Crackdown on ‘Rent Fraud’ in Rezoning Neighborhoods

Unsettled Housing Issues Dog End of Albany Session

Can NYC’s Landlords Afford Another Rent Freeze?

Tenants Report Threats and Unsafe Conditions Next Door to a ‘Million Dollar Listing’

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