Soaring Rents Spark Calls to Expand Tenant Protection
Tenants in three Lower East Side buildings are facing a mass eviction — and they have almost no legal…
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The Supreme Court won’t do to rent controls what it did to campaign finance laws in 2010. On April…
Rent Guidelines Board Prepares for Large Rent Hikes
Rent Guidelines Board tenant representatives Adriene Holder and Brian Cheigh unveiled a string of proposals to restrict rents at…
With rent regulation laws set to expire June 15, housing advocates are increasing pressure on New York Gov. Cuomo…
With Rent Laws Expiring, Tenants Need Militancy
New York State’s rent laws are set to expire June 15. If the legislature renews them without strengthening them,…
Chicago Demolition Sheds Light on Public Housing Debate
Chicago’s getting ready to demolish one of its most infamous housing projects, and the news is shedding new light…
Out on the Streets: Understanding the Section 8 Housing Crisis
As summer begins, thousands of families throughout New York City may soon have to choose between the shelter system…
Tenants’ Voice: Gov’s Rent Bill Would Retain Vacancy Decontrol
After more than a year of pressure from tenants urging the repeal of the state’s vacancy-decontrol law, Gov. David…
On Malcolm X’s Birthday, Homeless Demand ‘Homes, Not Shelters!’ in Citywide Day of Action
May 19, 2010, New York, NY —Wednesday, on the anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth, the community organization Picture the…
Rebuilding efforts in St. Bernard Parish, a small community just outside New Orleans, have recently gotten a major boost.…