A new report finds renters are being priced out of housing across the country—not because of a lack of supply, but because of the inadequacy of our incomes.
In the struggle to hold on to their places in neighborhoods where rents are rising rapidly, a group in Crown Heights is hoping there’s strength in numbers.
For decades housing advocates have hounded negligent property owners. Now there’s increasing focus on the lenders who permit them to buy other peoples’ homes.
7A, once a key enforcement tool, is used less often amid a changed real-estate market and new programs. But it’s still needed as a threat. The question is: Can the…
Tenant complaints usually involve violations of the city’s housing code. Chestnut Holdings buildings posts few of those, but some tenants say there are still serious problems.
Some 1 million New Yorkers live in co-ops, an affordable ownership option for many families. But some say the companies that sponsor coops are retaining too much control—at residents’ expense.
With 2,000 cases rolling in every day and 11,000 families losing their housing last year, a survey found that tenants are at a stark disadvantage in Bronx Housing Court.
If New York is to meet PlanNYC’s goals, apartment buildings must get greener. While property owners and tenants both benefit from more efficient systems, getting them up and running takes…