Hundreds of Boston housing activists spent the afternoon of Sept. 21 knocking on doors in the Roxbury, Chinatown, Mattapan and….
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Uphill Battle to Challenge Illegal Apartment Deregulations
David Sewell thought there was something “very suspicious” about his rent when he and his wife, Peggy Vujovich, moved into….
Queens Residents Protest Sunnyside Yards Plan
More than 60 Queens residents protested Sept. 16 at the New York City Economic Development Corporation’s final public meeting on….
California Enacts Limited But Wide-Ranging Rent Caps
California has enacted a law that will limit rent increases for an estimated 8 million tenants, but the measure is….
Cómo impugnar el alquiler
Bajo la Ley de Estabilidad de Vivienda y Protección de Inquilinos (Housing Stability and Inquilino Protection Act, HSTPA) de 2019,….
Los controles de alquileres llegan al norte del estado – otra vez
El finado Warren Anderson, líder de la mayoría republicana en el Senado Estatal de Nueva York desde 1973 hasta 1988,….
Manny Vasquez, 70, Uptown Activist
Manny Vasquez, an extremely active member of the Riverside Edgecombe Neighborhood Association and Northern Manhattan is Not For Sale, died….
How to Challenge Your Rent
Under the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act, rent-stabilized tenants and those living in apartments that were deregulated by….
Rent Controls Come to Upstate New York – Again
The late Warren Anderson, the Republican majority leader of the New York State Senate from 1973 to 1988, had a….
City Council Approves Staten Island Rezoning
The City Council voted June 26 to approve a massive rezoning of the Staten Island waterfront, a proposal that promises….
Berlin Freezes Rents for Five Years
Strapped New York City tenants might want to start learning some German. The Berlin Senate voted June 18 to freeze….
Gloria Sukenick, Vibrant Met Council Activist, Dies at 94
Longtime Met Council activist Gloria Sukenick, whose vibrant spirit, drum, and cloud of white hair were a ubiquitous presence at….
State Attorney General Orders Toledano to Pay Tenants $3 Million
Predatory-equity landlord Raphael Toledano will have to pay $3 million to East Village tenants injured by his violation of tenant-protection….
What the 2019 Tenant Protection Act Means for Tenants
The historic package of new provisions in the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 will provide both immediate and long-term relief to tenants both in New….
RGB vota para empeorar la crisis de asequibilidad
El 25 de junio, entre gritos de “¡vergüenza!” de una multitud de inquilinos enfadados que llenaron la Gran Sala en….