rent stabilized apartments Archives

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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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Apr 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Staring Down the Wrecking Ball, These Brooklyn Grandmothers Won’t Be Moved

A Crown Heights building in limbo could inspire more landlords to deregulate through demolition—or more tenants to fight to stay in their homes.

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Stop Insurance Carriers From Discriminating Against Affordable Housing

“Our findings also show jarring evidence that insurance carriers blatantly discriminate against affordable housing projects, in some cases completely refusing to provide coverage to homes just based on where they…

ByRachel Fee 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Supreme Court Tosses Lingering Challenges to Rent Stabilization in NY

“It doesn’t mean that they can’t be challenged again, they probably will be, but for the moment these significant challenges to rent laws are done,” said Thomas Silverstein of the…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Simmering State Rent Increase Proposals Have Tenant Groups On Guard

As state lawmakers debate how best to address New York’s dual housing and homelessness crises, tenant advocates are keeping a wary eye on proposals they say would undermine landmark 2019…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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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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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Bills to Bolster NY’s Rent Stabilization Law Head To Governor’s Desk

Bills aimed at helping rent stabilized tenants dig deeper into their rent histories to challenge suspicious increases sailed through the State Assembly, capping off an anticlimactic year for housing policy…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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May 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

NYC’s Stabilized Tenants Stare Down Further Rent Hikes, Recalling Bloomberg Era

The Rent Guidelines Board Tuesday voted in favor of rent hikes between 2 to 5 percent for a one-year lease and 4 to 7 percent for two-year leases. A final…

ByEmma Whitford 3Comments

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Apr 2023

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice

Harlem Tenant Threatened With Eviction Was Overcharged for Years Under Rent Rules, Court Docs Claim

Seventeen previously rent-stabilized apartments in Cristina Ramirez’s Harlem building haven’t been registered with the state since 2018. Her legal team says her case is illustrative of the need for greater…

ByDashiell Allen 3Comments

NYC Stabilized Tenants Face Another Round of Rent Hikes

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

Staring Down the Wrecking Ball, These Brooklyn Grandmothers Won’t Be Moved

Opinion: Stop Insurance Carriers From Discriminating Against Affordable Housing

Supreme Court Tosses Lingering Challenges to Rent Stabilization in NY

Simmering State Rent Increase Proposals Have Tenant Groups On Guard

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

Bills to Bolster NY’s Rent Stabilization Law Head To Governor’s Desk

NYC’s Stabilized Tenants Stare Down Further Rent Hikes, Recalling Bloomberg Era

Harlem Tenant Threatened With Eviction Was Overcharged for Years Under Rent Rules, Court Docs Claim

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