Foreclosures Could Loom for Rent-Regulated Buildings
City housing officials laid out their plan to deal with multi-family building foreclosures yesterday at the New York City…
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City housing officials laid out their plan to deal with multi-family building foreclosures yesterday at the New York City…
Stuy-Town Tenants To Be Re-Stabilized
Stuy-Town and Peter Cooper Village tenants won a victory yesterday when the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court ruled…
Blacklist Blues: Landlords Use Dodgy Database to Fend off Feisty Tenants
About ten years ago, a lawyer suggested that I withhold my rent because my landlord had consistently failed to…
The Wall St. Bailout: What Does it Mean for Tenants?
The Wall Street bailout bill enacted this month contains two important protections for tenants afflicted by predatory-equity landlords, but…
Rent Reform Rally Tomorrow at Harlem State Office Building
City-wide tenant groups will make the case for wide ranging rent reform tomorrow at a rally at the Harlem…
Landlord Lobby Files Suit Against Anti-Harassment Act
The Rent Stabilization Association (RSA) has filed a lawsuit against Intro 627a – The Tenant Protection Act – in…
Columbia’s Manhattanville Farce
On July 17th, the next sad chapter of the city’s failure to stand up to Columbia University’s plans to…
NYPost Eviction Story Boots the Facts
The Rupert Murdoch owned New York Post is notorious for spinning facts to meet its right-wing world view. But…
Photo by Steven Wishnia ANGRY TENANTS BLOW WHISTLES ON RGB ‘FARCE’ — BUT BOARD SLAMS RENTERS WITH HEFTY INCREASES…
The Indypendent spoke to people at the Rent Guidelines Board meeting June 19 to see how the rent increase…