In a real estate market where the need for affordable housing is great and rents continue to rise, rent-stabilized apartments provide relief to many New York tenants. These apartments cut down on yearly rent hikes and provide increased eviction protections. However, a rent-stabilized tenant’s protection…
In New York and elsewhere, there is an outrageous trend occurring. Landlords take advantage of poor tenants — especially women of color — by demanding sexual favors in exchange for not seeking eviction. One Oswego-area landlord, according to a civil lawsuit the Department of Justice…
Rent-controlled and rent-stabilized apartments are highly prized in New York City. These apartments allow tenants to pay less in rent than non-regulated apartments, and they provide renters with protections regarding services and lease offerings. Unfortunately, they can also be the targets of harassment by landlords hoping…
It’s estimated that 2.3 million evictions are filed each year, nationwide. That’s four evictions every minute. We understand that eviction can have devastating consequences, leading to stress, health problems, hardship, possible job loss and even homelessness. And many landlords won’t rent to someone who has…
If you want to leave your apartment but are bound by the terms of a lease for months or years, you may be frustrated with how difficult it can be to get out of lease without suffering some financial consequences. That said, there are ways to…
The vast majority of people living in New York City are renters. This means that most people have rights as a tenant and landlords who must obey those rights. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. There are some unscrupulous landlords who engage in illegal practices –…
New York City pro-landlord groups frequently assert that tenants’ complaints lack substance or are exaggerated. Tenant advocates and renters’ organizations point to landlord abuses grounded in efforts to oust tenants from units or unlawfully jack up their rents. Prominent landlord coalitions decry such accusations, calling…
In the last several weeks, millions of Americans have lost their jobs because of businesses shutting down to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Of course, New York has become the epicenter of the epidemic – in the number of cases, those who have lost…
The outbreak of the coronavirus has hit New York City harder than any other city in the United States. Not only have more than 19,000 NYC residents died and more than 174,000 have been infected with COVID-19, thousands of New York City businesses have shut…
The outbreak of the coronavirus has hit New York City harder than any other city in the United States. Not only have more than 19,000 NYC residents died and more than 174,000 have been infected with COVID-19, thousands of New York City businesses have shut…
How important is it to have an attorney in housing court? A review of the one-year-old NYC Right to Counsel (RTC) law shows that evictions in New York City have decreased markedly since the law went into effect. RTC is the first law of its…
In an urban metro as diverse and ever-changing as New York City, a deep-dive housing report is unquestionably going to be replete with compelling bits of data. The key bullet points that emerge from a new housing analysis authored by the advocacy group Center for…
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