Tenants’ Rights

Vantage Sued in Washington Heights Over Tenant Harassment

Bennett Baumer Nov 17, 2009

Attorneys at Manhattan Legal Services recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of five Washington Heights residents against their landlord…

‘Don’t Pay Late, Don’t Pay Cash’: A Day in Brooklyn Housing Court

Steve Wishnia Sep 25, 2009

Brooklyn Housing Court is a lot more crowded than it used to be. On a morning in early August,…

Blacklist Blues: Landlords Use Dodgy Database to Fend off Feisty Tenants

Susan Lippman Dec 12, 2008

About ten years ago, a lawyer suggested that I withhold my rent because my landlord had consistently failed to…

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: 47 E. Third St. Tenants Concede, Take Buyout

Steven Wishnia Dec 12, 2008

Fearing that they would lose in court after evidence crucial to their case was barred, the remaining tenants of…

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