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“An estimated 158,214 households are eligible for SCRIE or DRIE—but only 67,132 are currently enrolled. That means nearly 57.6 percent of tenants who could be protected may still face avoidable…

ByJasmin Batista

ByRobin Lee 3Comments

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Oct 2025

2025 Elections Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Politics

Can Eric Adams Really Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze?

Eric Adams is considering appointing new members to the Rent Guidelines Board before his term expires, which could make it harder for frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to fulfill his promise to…

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Oct 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Resources

How To Get Help If You Live in an Apartment With Project-Based Rental Assistance

A City Limits investigation revealed significant issues with the program, which helps some 100,000 New Yorkers afford housing at buildings across the city. Here’s how to know if you live…

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Oct 2025

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development NYCHA

The Accountability Crisis in New York’s Project Based Rental Assistance Program

Tenants living in federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are given the runaround when they complain about their rent and repairs. Contractors, state, and federal agencies pass the…

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Oct 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

‘No Heat’ Complaints in NYC Apartments Hit New Highs Last Year. Here’s How to Get Help

During the most recent fiscal year, more New Yorkers reported not having heat in their apartments than any time on record. Here’s how to get help if your landlord won’t…

ByPatrick Spauster 8Comments

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Sep 2025

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

The Repairs Crisis in NYC’s Project Based Rental Assistance Program

Private managers of some federally subsidized housing projects in New York City are failing to remedy health and safety issues in their buildings. Many tenants are scared to speak up,…

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Sep 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness

International Students in NYC Face Apartment-Hunt Hurdle: Finding a Guarantor

International students don’t always have someone to ask to co-sign their lease, and most landlords won’t take out-of-country guarantors.

ByLucie Li 1Comment

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Sep 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Fewer Eligible Tenants Get ‘Right to Counsel’ After Pandemic, Program Expansion: Report

As evictions spike, the Independent Budget Office highlights ongoing challenges in the city’s program to provide free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction.

ByPatrick Spauster 15Comments

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Aug 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice Resources

What You Need to Know If You’re Struggling to Pay Rent in NYC

City Limits combed through city government and non-profit documents and spoke to experts to get their take on what renters can do if they’re struggling, or facing the threat of…

ByNicole Richards 6Comments

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Jul 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Resources

Trouble Getting Your Security Deposit Back? This App Could Help

A new civic tech application looks to help New York City tenants pressure their landlords to return security deposits when they move out, something many renters miss out on.

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

Opinion: As Rents Rise Again, Too Many Seniors Don’t Know They Can Freeze Theirs

Can Eric Adams Really Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze?

How To Get Help If You Live in an Apartment With Project-Based Rental Assistance

The Accountability Crisis in New York’s Project Based Rental Assistance Program

‘No Heat’ Complaints in NYC Apartments Hit New Highs Last Year. Here’s How to Get Help

The Repairs Crisis in NYC’s Project Based Rental Assistance Program

International Students in NYC Face Apartment-Hunt Hurdle: Finding a Guarantor

Fewer Eligible Tenants Get ‘Right to Counsel’ After Pandemic, Program Expansion: Report

What You Need to Know If You’re Struggling to Pay Rent in NYC

Trouble Getting Your Security Deposit Back? This App Could Help

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