vacancy decontrol Archives

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As state lawmakers debate how best to address New York’s dual housing and homelessness crises, tenant advocates are keeping a wary eye on proposals they say would undermine landmark 2019…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Apr 2023

City to Rehab ‘Chronically Vacant’ Rent-Stabilized Apartments for Tenants With Vouchers

The initiative will invest $10 million to repair stabilized units that have sat empty, and turn them over to tenants with rental assistance vouchers—what the administration described as a “creative…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 14Comments

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Nov 2022

Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Empty Rent-Stabilized Units in NYC Decreased This Year, as ‘Warehousing’ Debate Rages

The latest vacancy data now mirrors pre-COVID figures following a “pandemic-height outlier,” according to New York State’s affordable housing agency. The number of empty apartments also matches the vacancy rate…

ByDavid Brand 8Comments

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Jun 2015

Uncategorized

Loss of 330,000 Affordable Apartments Seen

Advocates disputed media reports that efforts to reform 421-a and repeal vacancy decontrol—two priorities of Mayor de Blasio—were dead, as a report found a huge loss of affordable apartments from…

ByJillian Jonas 1Comment

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May 2015

Opinion

Why We Must End Vacancy Decontrol to Save Rent-Regulated Housing

A Manhattan Assemblywoman explains why she’s authored the bill that would end the mechanism through which apartments that reach a certain rent exit the rent-stabilization system.

ByLinda Rosenthal 5Comments

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Apr 2015

Uncategorized

Update: More Democrats Add Names to Vacancy Decontrol Repeal Bill

Forty-four Assemblymembers now support the bill to end exits from the rent-stabilization program—and recapture thousands of apartments that have already left.

ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Tenant Groups Push Assembly to Back Rent-Regs Bill

Tenant organizers are putting the pressure on Democrats who have yet to back a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal to repeal a mechanism blamed for stripping tens of thousands…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

Simmering State Rent Increase Proposals Have Tenant Groups On Guard

City to Rehab ‘Chronically Vacant’ Rent-Stabilized Apartments for Tenants With Vouchers

Empty Rent-Stabilized Units in NYC Decreased This Year, as ‘Warehousing’ Debate Rages

Loss of 330,000 Affordable Apartments Seen

Why We Must End Vacancy Decontrol to Save Rent-Regulated Housing

Update: More Democrats Add Names to Vacancy Decontrol Repeal Bill

Tenant Groups Push Assembly to Back Rent-Regs Bill

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Simmering State Rent Increase Proposals Have Tenant Groups On Guard

City to Rehab ‘Chronically Vacant’ Rent-Stabilized Apartments for Tenants With Vouchers

Empty Rent-Stabilized Units in NYC Decreased This Year, as ‘Warehousing’ Debate Rages

Loss of 330,000 Affordable Apartments Seen

Why We Must End Vacancy Decontrol to Save Rent-Regulated Housing

Update: More Democrats Add Names to Vacancy Decontrol Repeal Bill

Tenant Groups Push Assembly to Back Rent-Regs Bill

Newsletter

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