In general, tenants are better off taking their landlords directly to court for overcharges, rather than filing complaints with DHCR…..
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Rudy’s Rent-Raiser Encounters with the RGB’s Decontrol Ideologue
In his first year as a member of the Rent Guidelines Board, Giuliani appointee Paul Atanasiomade his mark as an….
Rudy’s Rent-Raiser Encounters with the RGB’s Decontrol Ideologue
In his first year as a member of the Rent Guidelines Board, Giuliani appointee Paul Atanasiomade his mark as an….
Your Rights to Sublet, Share, and Assign Apartments
The procedure for subletting your apartment can get very complicated, and there are many ways that your landlord can make….
DHCR To Close Dormant Cases
In a reversal of its previous policy, the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal has decided to speed up….
Chinatown MFY Office Shuts
Cuts in federal funding for legal services for the poor have forced the Chinatown MFY Legal Services office at Grand….
Rent Guidelines Board In Turmoil
With less than three months to go before the Rent Guidelines Board sets preliminary rent increases for the city’s million….
Rudy Rakes In Real-Estate Bucks
Twenty-one months before he must face the voters, Mayor Rudy Giuliani has already raised $4.6 million for his re-election campaign_mainly….
Corrupt Judge Pleads Guilty
Former Housing Court Judge Arthur R. Scott — the center of a bribery scandal that rocked the courts in 1994….
The Landlord’s Representative
The legislation on the docket of the City Council’s Housing and Buildings Committee reveals no hint that there’s an affordable-housing….
DHCR Nightmares; New Deregulation Loophole Created
Rent-controlled apartments that would be worth $2,000 a month or more on the open market can now be deregulated upon….
Rent Guidelines Board to Sell its Wares
The Rent Guidelines Board, which sets the rent increases allowed for the city’s over one million rent-stabilized apartments, has announced….