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Supreme Court could still take down NYC’s insane rent-control regime
Oct. 15, 2023
The Supreme Court will be looking at the constitutionality of New York City's rent control laws.
U.S. Supreme Court defers decision on property rights case for another week
Oct. 15, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court was expected to announce today whether it would hear an appeal of the 74 Pinehurst, LLC v. State of New York case. Instead, the high court re-listed the case for its Friday, Oct. 13 conference, with results to be announced on O
A California Airbnb host didn't register his home properly, and now can't get rid of a guest who overstayed 541 days and counting
Oct. 8, 2023
An Airbnb host failed to register his guesthouse properly, which has led to a long legal dispute
It’s official: Rent control is about wrecking apartments
Oct. 8, 2023
Supreme Court recognizes disinvestment as affordable housing policy
Opinion: We Can’t Regulate Our Way Out of a Housing Crisis
Oct. 8, 2023
“Ending the ability to combine units will lead to less housing, not more. You cannot regulate your way out of a housing affordability crisis. You need to build your way out.”
Supreme Court Rejects Legal Challenge to New York’s Rent Stabilization Law
Oct. 8, 2023
POLITICS & REAL ESTATE NEW YORK CITY Supreme Court Rejects Legal Challenge to New York’s Rent Stabilization Law BY MARK HALLUM OCTOBER 2, 2023 11:50 AM REPRINTS The Supreme Court.THE US SUPREME COURT. PHOTO: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
The Daily Dirt: Will Hochul sign controversial rent overcharge bills?
Sept. 30, 2023
Analysis of New York’s top real estate news
More New Yorkers must compost food scraps starting next week
Sept. 30, 2023
Starting Oct. 2, all 2.5 million Brooklynites—or the owners of the apartment buildings they live in—will need to place organic waste in bins near the curb each week
Steamed Supers Say Their Work Lives Are Casualties of City’s ‘War on Rats’
Sept. 30, 2023
It may not matter much to rats if trash goes out at 8 PM, but some building workers say the new time is out of line with a work day that starts early in the morning.
Pandemic aid officials who overpaid vulnerable renters are saying, ‘We messed up, pay us back’
Sept. 30, 2023
Unlike emergency unemployment aid, rental relief programs don’t show many signs of fraud. But efforts are underway in at least five states to claw back improperly issued money, sowing confusion among landlords and tenants