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.
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…
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.
At NYLAG, where the largest unit is the tenants’ rights division, a strike could hinder low-income people’s access to free representation when facing eviction, a service unique to the city’s…
“Tenants are the majority in New York. Zohran Mamdani understands that and he gave us something to vote for,” Cea Weaver, director of the New York State Tenant Bloc, said…
The board, which votes each year on rent changes for New York City’s nearly 1 million regulated apartments, is now considering an increase between 3.75 (down from 4.75) to 7.75…
For many low-income and immigrant New Yorkers, an unregulated basement or cellar unit is all they can afford. While the city has made efforts to legalize underground apartments, like a…
Advocacy groups Housing Justice for All and JustFix launched an online tool this week where tenants can enter their address and answer a series of short questions to help determine…
The enforcement comes after a City Limits investigation found some marshals were not posting notices of eviction online, as a 2024 state law requires—or were posting them just days before…
