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  • March 1997

Vallone Torpedoes Decontrol Repeal Bill

by William Rowen Issue March 1997

In a sneak attack on the tenant movement’s legislative strategy, City Council Speaker Peter Vallone on February 21 rejected Manhattan….

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  • March 1997

State Comptroller McCall Issues Audit Of DHCR Overcharge Unit

by William Rowen Issue March 1997

As Tenant goes to press, state Comptroller H. Carl McCall has issued an audit of the processing of overcharge cases….

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  • March 1997

New DHCR Policy Discourages Tenant Service Complaints

by William Rowen Issue March 1997

Governor Pataki’s Division of Housing and Community Renewal has found a way to curb tenants from filing complaints of a….

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  • January 1997

Bruno Blasts Off Against Tenants

by Jenny Laurie, William Rowen Issue January 1997

New York City tenants last month witnessed the first bloody battle in the war over the fate of rent control….

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  • January 1997

RICO Lawsuit Against Apthorp Landlords Heard

by William Rowen Issue January 1997

A federal judge has told the tenant of a landmark Upper West Side apartment building to come back with a….

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  • December 1996

Giuliani Landlord Pal Pleads Guilty

by William Rowen Issue December 1996

William W. Koeppel, a Manhattan landlord and fund-raiser for Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and other Republican candidates, pleaded guilty Nov. 22….

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  • December 1996

Landlords Bribe City Collectors for Tax Breaks

by William Rowen Issue December 1996

The New York City Department of Investigation and the FBI announced on November 22 that at least 200 landlords had….

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  • November 1996

Deadbeat Landlord Housing Head Quits; Former HPD Head May Get Post

by William Rowen Issue November 1996

 George Pataki’s housing commissioner and former election campaign chief, Joseph Holland, resigned on October 10 under a mountain of….

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  • November 1996

Anti-Tenant Queens Judge to Step Down

by William Rowen Issue November 1996

Housing Court Judge Emanuel Haber, who Tenant reported in September was fighting to keep his $95,000 a year helping landlords….

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  • September 1996

Review: Lenders and Landlords A Guide to Tenant Organizing in Financially Distressed Housing

by William Rowen Issue September 1996

Tenant organizing has been languishing for many years. That’s why it was such a pleasure to read a new organizing….

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  • September 1996

Landlord MBR Lawsuit Dismissed Substantial Victory and Relief for Rent Controlled Tenants

by William Rowen Issue September 1996

A judge in the New York State Supreme Court in Albany has dismissed the real estate industry’s attempt to increase….

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  • August 1996

Study Says New York Has Costliest Rents in the Nation

by William Rowen Issue August 1996

Renters have more trouble finding a home they can afford in New York State than anywhere else in the nation,….

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  • August 1996

Tenants Win $137,000 Overcharge Award

by William Rowen Issue August 1996

After eight years of struggle with both their landlord and the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal, David and….

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  • June 1996

Bribe-Taking Housing Court Judge Gets 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 Years

by William Rowen Issue June 1996

Housing Court Judge Arthur Scott, who was caught taking bribes and pleaded guilty to 11 charges, was sentenced last month….

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  • June 1996

Albany Republicans Try to Gut Overcharge Victory

by William Rowen Issue June 1996

Albany Republicans Try to GutOvercharge Victory In December 1994, Housing Court Judge Howard Malatzky ruled that Simon Pilkes, a Manhattan….

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