Many programs that promise “affordable hous-ing” fail to deliver, claimed speakers at a March27 conference at Hunter College. Invitationsto the….
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Why Rents Are Out Of Control (Cartoon)
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Courts: Bankruptcy Need Not Mean Eviction
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Budget Cuts, Bureaucracy Block Families From Rent-Assistance Program
For much of this past summer, numerous families who qualified for one of New York’s only remaining rental-assistance programs were….
Call Us, We Can’t Help: After Cutting Homeless Aid, City Launches $1.5 Million Ad Campaign
“We can help you avoid shelter,” claims an ad campaign launched by New York City’s Department of Homeless Services in….
Tenants Rally at Bronx Housing Court for ‘Bill of Rights’ Law
Demanding that the City Council pass the Tenants’ Bill of Rights Law, several dozen people rallied outside Bronx Housing Court….
Top State Court OKs Columbia Expansion
The New York Court of Appeals on June 24 approved the state’s use of eminent domain to acquire property for….
Tenants Protest Senate Inaction on Rent Reform Bills
Thirteen tenant activists were arrested July 12 in a sit-in protesting state Senate Democrats’ failure to pass pro-tenant legislation this….
Tenant-Blacklist Lawsuit Dropped, Lawyers Plan to Refile It in Federal Court
A lawsuit seeking to end the practice of “tenant blacklisting” was withdrawn in mid-November, though the lawyers who filed it vow….
Judge OKs Aid Cutoff for Homeless Families
On September 13, a state Supreme Court judge gave New York City the go-ahead to cut off rental assistance to….
Suit Seeks End to ‘Tenant Blacklist’
On October 31, lawyers working with the Metropolitan Council on Housing filed a case in New York State Supreme Court….
Se presenta ley sobre la Declaración de los Derechos de Inquilinos en el Concejo Municipal
La Ciudad de Nueva York tiene algunas de las leyes más fuertes de todo el país con respecto a los….
Tenants’ Bill of Rights Law Introduced in City Council
New York City has some of the strongest tenants’ rights laws in the nation, but what good are they for….
If The ‘Poor Tax’ Was Overturned, Where’s My Refund?
Two state courts have struck down the “poor tax” rent increases set by the city Rent Guidelines Board in 2008….