29 Apr 2010 Uncategorized Annual Tenant Lobby Day Wins Short Term Gains Several pro-tenant bills passed the Assembly Tuesday, but activists fear they will get stuck in the Senate’s housing committee. ByEileen Markey0Comments
27 Apr 2010 Uncategorized Housing Activists Occupy Espada's Albany Office The senator reportedly stayed in an inner office while the tenants chanted and rallied in the hall outside, “Na-na-na-na. Hey, hey, hey, good bye.” ByEileen Markey0Comments
22 Apr 2010 Uncategorized New Legal Push For Foreclosure Victims Tenants have a message for the bank that holds mortgages on 10 Bronx buildings that have gone into foreclosure and disrepair: You own it, you fix it. ByEileen Markey0Comments
05 Apr 2010 ARTS and CULTURE Mentally Ill On Hold After Ruling The state’s appeal of a federal court decision on housing for the mentally ill has residents and advocates in limbo. ByJoscelyn Jurich0Comments
02 Mar 2010 Uncategorized A New Tool For Tenants Renters beware: You may be on a blacklist. But now there’s a path to clear your name. ByEileen Markey0Comments
25 Jan 2010 Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA City Won't Vouch For Them: No Solution For Unhoused More than 2,000 needy New Yorkers received coveted Section 8 vouchers for major rental assistance. Then the vouchers were withdrawn – and housing officials have little else to say about… ByEileen Markey0Comments
22 Dec 2008 Uncategorized Tenants Employ New 'Umbrella of Protection' Taking advantage of a new law to help tenants, lawsuits alleging landlord harassment are under way. ByChris Narducci0Comments
15 Sep 2008 Uncategorized Subsidized Tenants Face The Not-For-Rent Sign Landlords can’t turn away renters if their rent money comes from government assistance. Despite a new law, however, they’re still doing exactly that. ByRachel Nielsen0Comments
