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One topic of profound disagreement between tenant advocates and property owners is preferential rents. Newly released data this week provides some important background on how those rent discounts operate.

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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May 2019

Housing and Homelessness

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

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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Mar 2019

Housing and Homelessness

One Year After the Rezoning, Has Jerome Avenue Changed?

The de Blasio administration says it has started to deliver on promises of housing help, street improvements and business assistance. Tenant groups and business advocates, however, say their worries remain.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Mar 2019

Health Opinion

Opinion: City’s New and Tougher Lead Laws Demand New and Tougher Enforcement

‘To successfully protect our youth and eliminate lead poisoning, the city will need to be vigilant in enforcing the new standards and fostering a culture of compliance with lead laws.’

ByRachel Spector

ByChristine Appah 1Comment

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Mar 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Trump Budget Bashed, Lead Rules Tightened: Housing Headlines from Around the City

And who’s afraid of the pied-a-terre tax?

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jan 2019

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Tenant Coalition Moving Cautiously on Possible NYCHA Rent Strike

‘We have to take matters into our hands. We cannot solely depend on elected officials because our lives are at stake here.’

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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Dec 2018

Housing and Homelessness

As Other Cities Look to Copy it, a Report on How Right to Counsel is Working in NYC

San Francisco voters approved a similar program, Los Angeles lawmakers tasked that city’s housing department with developing one, and places like Philly, Newark and the nation’s capital are headed down…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2018

Opinion

CityViews: It is Time for Real Rent-Regulation Reform Across New York State

‘2019 will be a watershed year. Everyone who rents, and everyone who cares about affordable rental housing, should join the fight.’

ByMichael McKee 0Comments

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Nov 2018

Government Housing and Homelessness

From Rent Regs to Rezonings, 2019 Will Feature Key Housing Policy Fights

The new dynamics of power in Albany, and the timing of key decision-making processes in the city itself, will make next year a pivotal one for affordability in New York.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

How Often do Preferential Rents Rise? Rarely, But More Than They Used To

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

One Year After the Rezoning, Has Jerome Avenue Changed?

Opinion: City’s New and Tougher Lead Laws Demand New and Tougher Enforcement

Trump Budget Bashed, Lead Rules Tightened: Housing Headlines from Around the City

Tenant Coalition Moving Cautiously on Possible NYCHA Rent Strike

Diaz Suggests Landlord Tax Break in Exchange for New Rent Curbs

As Other Cities Look to Copy it, a Report on How Right to Counsel is Working in NYC

CityViews: It is Time for Real Rent-Regulation Reform Across New York State

From Rent Regs to Rezonings, 2019 Will Feature Key Housing Policy Fights

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