On July 1, city and state officials announced a federally approved plan that will help New York City families pay….
July – August 2010
15,000 Activists Turn Out for Detroit Social Forum
Detroit became the center of U.S. social movements in June, when the city hosted over 15,000 activists from around the….
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….
California Senate Kills Anti-‘Predatory Equity’ Bill
A bill to stop California’s public employee pension funds from investing in “predatory equity” schemes has died in committee in….
State Appeals Court Rejects RGB “Poor Tax”
A state appeals court has upheld striking down the minimum increases the city Rent Guidelines Board imposed on long-term tenants….
Tenants Protest at Klein’s House
About 75 people, most from the Bronx, turned out June 18 to protest state Sen. Jeffrey Klein’s failure to support….
La RGB de Westchester congela alquileres por dos años; Nassau veta aumentos en renovaciones de contrato de un año
La Junta de Regulación de Rentas del condado de Westchester votó el 15 de junio para prohibir aumentos de alquileres….
Corte de Apelaciones Estatal rechaza el “impuesto de pobres” de la RGB
Una corte de apelaciones estatal ha confirmado la anulación de los aumentos mínimos que la Junta de Regulación de Rentas….
RGB aprueba aumento de un 4.5%
La junta de regulación de rentas del condado de Westchester congeló los alquileres este año, y la del condado de….
Housing Costs Devour More Family Budgets
Despite neighborhoods littered with vacant homes and sale prices that dropped dramatically in the past three years, more Americans are….
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….
RGB Votes 4.5% Increase
Westchester County’s rent board froze rents this year, and Nassau’s almost did—but the New York City Rent Guidelines Board would….