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News & Updates
State Enacts 4-Month Moratorium on COVID-Related Evictions
In a last-minute session before temporary limits on evictions expired at the end of the year, the New York State….
Federal Judge Rejects Challenge to Rent Laws; Landlords Will Appeal
A federal judge Sept. 30 dismissed a lawsuit by two landlord organizations who claimed that the stronger rent laws enacted….
Matthew Abuelo
West Side Housing Activist, 45 The housing movement lost a dedicated and longtime advocate August 17 with the passing of….
Sunset Park Stops Industry City Rezoning Scheme
After intense public resistance from the Sunset Park community, Industry City CEO Andrew Kimball announced Sept. 22 that he was….
‘The Eviction Crisis Is Starting to Happen,’ Upstate Activists Say
The long-feared pandemic-fueled eviction crisis is starting to hit upstate New York, housing advocates and activists say. There are already….
Sunset Park frena plan de rezonificación de Industry City
Después de una resistencia pública intensa por parte de la comunidad en Sunset Park, el director general de Industry City,….
Ocupaciones por los sin techo en Filadelfia ganan promesa de vivienda de la ciudad
FILADELFIA—En un campamento de personas sin techo en el Norte de Filadelfia, los organizadores Jennifer Bennetch y Sterling Johnson se….
Philadelphia Homeless Occupations Win Housing Promise From City
PHILADELPHIA—At a homeless encampment in North Philadelphia, organizers Jennifer Bennetch and Sterling Johnson seek shelter from pouring rain under blue….
Harlem Tenants Protest Landlord’s ‘House of Horrors’
Tenants in three Harlem buildings plagued by broken elevators, collapsing ceilings, and infestations of cockroaches and mice dressed as ghouls and goblins to stage a Halloween–themed protest.
2020 Elections:
Can Dems Win Veto-Proof Majority in State Senate? As Tenant/Inquilino went to press, the November 3 election was less than….
‘The Eviction Crisis Is Starting to Happen,’ Activists Say
The long-feared pandemic-fueled eviction crisis is starting to hit upstate New York, housing advocates and activists said at an online….
Democratic Party Establishment Shaken by Primary Results
In the June 23 Democratic primary elections, six challengers running on unabashedly progressive, even socialist platforms unseated incumbent Assemblymembers in….
How to Break a Lease
With New York having been the epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic when it first erupted in the U.S., many residents….
Suburban Rent Boards Freeze Rents, One-Upping City RGB
Once again, the Rent Guidelines Boards in the three suburban counties have done better by rent-stabilized tenants than their counterpart….
Oakland Tenants Blockade Investors
OAKLAND, Calif.—Rent-striking tenants in Oakland blocked investors from touring their building and apartments July 9, claiming it would endanger elderly….