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With the RGB vote largely a fait accompli following its earlier preliminary approval of the one-year freeze, housing advocates’ biggest concern has been the looming reopening of housing court, which…

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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May 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Rent Board’s Subtle Move Revives ‘Vacancy Bonus’

A one-word change in a preliminary document could lead to a court fight over what the 2019 rent law really said.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2020

Housing and Homelessness

Rent Freeze Moves Forward: Watch The Key Rent Guidelines Board Vote

The board voted to authorize a rent freeze on one-year leases and the first year of two-year leases, with the second year on those leases capped at 1 percent.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Mar 2020

Opinion

Opinion: Two RGB Members Agree with Mayor—NYC Needs a Rent Freeze Now

‘New Yorkers who live in rent-regulated units, the vast majority of whom have only low or moderate incomes, must be protected from the destructive financial impact of the coronavirus.’

ByLeah Goodridge

BySheila Garcia 8Comments

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May 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Rent Hikes Coming for Stabilized Tenants

The city’s Rent Guidelines Board voted Tuesday night to consider rent increases within the range of 0.5 to 2.75 percent for one-year leases and 1.5 to 3.75 percent for two-year…

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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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

28

Jun 2016

Uncategorized

Second Year of the de Blasio Rent Freeze: A Graphic History

For a second year in a row, Mayor de Blasio’s Rent Guidelines Board has approved no hike in one-year leases for rent stabilized apartments. But will it arrest the deregulation…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Foiled in Albany, Tenant Advocates Win NYC Rent Freeze

Read the order that will affect rents on nearly a million stabilized apartments in New York City.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jun 2015

Uncategorized

A Brief History of Rent Guidelines Board Decisions

The RGB’s annual decision on rent increases for nearly a million rent-stabilized apartments in New York City comes amid talk of a first-ever rent freeze or rollback. Here’s a quick…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

Tenant Advocates Cheer Rent Freeze, Fear Housing-Court Restart

Rent Board’s Subtle Move Revives ‘Vacancy Bonus’

Rent Freeze Moves Forward: Watch The Key Rent Guidelines Board Vote

Opinion: Two RGB Members Agree with Mayor—NYC Needs a Rent Freeze Now

Rent Hikes Coming for Stabilized Tenants

Diaz Suggests Landlord Tax Break in Exchange for New Rent Curbs

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

Second Year of the de Blasio Rent Freeze: A Graphic History

Foiled in Albany, Tenant Advocates Win NYC Rent Freeze

A Brief History of Rent Guidelines Board Decisions

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