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Advocates say the limited enforcement undermines the effectiveness of the city’s own rental assistance vouchers, putting New Yorkers at risk of homelessness or extending the amount of time they remain…

ByDavid Brand 3Comments

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Apr 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Adams Taps Landlord Lawyer and Stabilization Skeptic to Rent Board, with Tenant Seat Still Empty

Attorney Christina Smyth will serve as one of the board’s two landlord representatives, while New York University Stern business school professor Arpit Gupta, a fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute,…

ByDavid Brand 5Comments

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Mar 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness

Two Months After Fatal Twin Parks Fire, a Fresh Start for One Tenant

A housing complex in Melrose has emerged as a new home for dozens of tenants displaced by January’s deadly Bronx fire. At least 29 households have so far signed leases…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Government Health Housing and Homelessness

For Lower-Income New Yorkers, COVID Rents Never Really Went Down

For many low-income tenants in unregulated apartments, rents remained relatively flat or even increased during the pandemic because available housing was still hard to find.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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Mar 2022

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

For NYC Tenants with Inadequate Heat, Enforcement Can Be Elusive

City Limits examined 311 data related to heat and hot water complaints over the past three years, and found the highest number were in areas populated by communities of color…

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

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Feb 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Bill to Create New Housing Voucher For Homeless New Yorkers Gains Traction in Albany

A proposal for the new rent subsidy, dubbed the Housing Access Voucher Program (HAVP), may emerge as a bargaining chip amid high-profile legislative battles in Albany. “There is no substitute…

ByDavid Brand 4Comments

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News

Administrative Obstacles Jam Up Moving Process for NYC Shelter Residents

CityFHEPS, the city’s rental subsidy, can be a life-changing resource for thousands of families and individuals and a crucial intervention for addressing homelessness, stakeholders say. But the administrative process for…

ByDavid Brand 16Comments

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Jan 2022

Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: How Income Requirements Harm NYC Voucher Holders

‘Realtors and landlords are finding ways to reject voucher holders with essentially no consequence through the setting of exorbitant income requirements.’

ByJoshua Murillo 4Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness Podcasts Politics

City Watch: A Universal Right to Counsel in NYC Housing Court?

“What we need to do is to ensure that, no matter how much money you’re making, you can access a free attorney if you’re at risk of eviction,” North Brooklyn…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

A Trickle of Tenants at Bronx Housing Court as Eviction Moratorium Ends

For the first time in nearly two years, New York’s expansive COVID-related eviction protections have come to an end for tenants who owe back rent. Landlords are rejoicing, renters are feeling…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

NYC’s Long-Understaffed Voucher Discrimination Unit Now Has Zero Employees

Adams Taps Landlord Lawyer and Stabilization Skeptic to Rent Board, with Tenant Seat Still Empty

Two Months After Fatal Twin Parks Fire, a Fresh Start for One Tenant

For Lower-Income New Yorkers, COVID Rents Never Really Went Down

For NYC Tenants with Inadequate Heat, Enforcement Can Be Elusive

Bill to Create New Housing Voucher For Homeless New Yorkers Gains Traction in Albany

Administrative Obstacles Jam Up Moving Process for NYC Shelter Residents

Opinion: How Income Requirements Harm NYC Voucher Holders

City Watch: A Universal Right to Counsel in NYC Housing Court?

A Trickle of Tenants at Bronx Housing Court as Eviction Moratorium Ends

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