The RGB voted 5-4 to approve a six-month rent freeze for 1 year leases, with landlords able to raise rents by up to 1.5% for the second 6 months, and allowed increases of 2.5% for 2 year leases.
Steven Wishnia
‘Evict Governor Perv’
Tenants protested on August 4 to express anger at the disgraced governor’s inept handling of the pandemic and rent relief, as well as his abuses of power.
Harassed South Bronx Tenants Picket Landlord’s Brooklyn Home
“We, the tenants of 387 East 138th Street in the South Bronx, demand that Sam Applegrad return Maricela Catalan and her family to their home. They were illegally evicted.”
Prórroga estatal de desalojos da a los inquilinos un respiro de 4 meses
En una sesión de último momento antes de que límites temporales en desalojos vencieran a finales de 2020, el Estado….
California Says No to Rent Controls; Portland, Maine Says Yes
Landlord groups spent $85 million to defeat Prop 21 California voters in the November election again rejected a ballot initiative….
Chelsea Tenants Push Pinnacle Back
Tenants in a building near Penn Station got a pleasant surprise after they held a rally Jan. 14 to demand….
Albany Extends Eviction Moratorium
In a last-minute session before temporary limits on evictions expired at the end of 2020, New York State on Dec…..
Evictions Resume Upstate
Upstate tenants organized to protect people from evictions and demand a systematic solution to the housing crisis caused by COVID-19.
‘Eviction Cliff’ Looms Nationwide If Moratorium and Benefits Expire
Housing agencies estimate that as many as 20 million tenants could face eviction proceedings without action.
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….
‘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….
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.
‘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….
Tribunal da el visto bueno a la rezonificación de Inwood; activistas apelarán
Un tribunal estatal de apelación falló el 23 de julio que la rezoni_ficación de Inwood por el gobierno del acalde….
Court OKs Inwood Rezoning; Activists Will Appeal
A state appeals court on July 23 ruled that the de Blasio administration’s rezoning of Inwood can proceed, reversing a….