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ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

Background to the Council’s Three Tenant Buyout Bills

More on the three measures designed to protect tenants from aggressive buyout schemes.

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ByJillian Jonas 0Comments

Housing and Homelessness

Passing Rent Laws is One Thing. How About Enforcing Them?

Some advocates believe that whatever rent regime is ultimately approved by state legislators, the state agency charged with enforcing them will need more resources to do so.

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An Organizer Speaks: Why We’re Calling Up a Tenants’ Army

A veteran Williamsburg organizer explains the reasoning behind a new organization being formed to resist displacement and, she says, defend renters of all stripes.

ByDebra Medina 1Comment

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ByJillian Jonas 5Comments

Cuomo’s Power Tested on Rent Regulations

For months tenant advocates have waited and wondered what Gov. Cuomo’s position on rent regulations would be. Now they’ve gone from wondering where the governor stands to fretting about whether…

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ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

10 Days and Ticking: Your Rent Regulations Cheat Sheet

The housing-policy perfect storm that was visible on the radar months ago has arrived right on time: 10 days from the deadline for the state to renew rent regulations and…

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ByHeather Dubin 6Comments

Housing and Homelessness

Rent-Regulated Tenants in Limbo After East Village Gas Explosion

In the aftermath of the deadly March 26 blast, rent-stabilized tenants whose apartments were destroyed may have a right to return—depending on what happens at the site and who’s deemed…

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ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

Housing and Homelessness

The Rent is Too Damn Nigh! When, Where and How to Testify to the City’s Rent Board

The panel that decides how much landlords can hike the rent on nearly a million stabilized apartments has four hearings coming up. But you don’t have to show up to…

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ByJoseph Cepeda and Erin Markman 0Comments

Opinion

A Call to Ban Landlords’ Non-Rent Fees to Tenants

Fees for appliances like washing machines or air conditioners, legal fees, and other miscellaneous charges are confusing to tenants, often unexplained or unjustified and above all unaffordable.

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