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REBNY vows to fight proposal to shift broker fees away from tenants
June 24, 2023
City Councilmember Chi Ossé's bill aims to shift the cost of a broker fee from tenant to landlord.
The Legislature actually passed some (minor) housing bills
June 24, 2023
Big ideas like “good cause” eviction and the 421-a replacement never made it to the floor, but less controversial housing policies squeaked through
Two small victories for voting rights and Black wealth
June 18, 2023
The good guys won last week.
Show Me The Money: The Misalignment In Rent Regulation Prevents The Production Of Housing
June 18, 2023
Tenants and Landlords Can Both Benefit from Effective Housing Policies
NYCHA Rent Hikes Coming for Tenants Deemed ‘Over Income’
June 18, 2023
Last week, the Housing Authority sent notices to 290 households with higher income saying they must pay higher rent, and foot the bill for utilities.
What Hochul could do on housing via executive action
June 18, 2023
The failure to reach a housing deal in Albany last week came despite high hopes for substantive action on the issue at the beginning of the year
Op-ed | How do you measure a housing crisis? Talk to New Yorkers.
June 18, 2023
How many apartments are available to rent in NYC?
Assembly expected back in 'near future' to resolve unfinished business
June 11, 2023
Legislative session technically concluded on Saturday
Landlords in panic about last-minute Albany bill
June 11, 2023
CHIP says housing chairs tried to sneak measure through
NYC Makes it Mandatory for Residential Buildings to Recycle Food Waste
June 11, 2023
The City Council on Thursday passed a “groundbreaking” legislative package that forces the city to divert food-based garbage away from landfills and reuse it instead for environmentally friendly purposes, like composting and generating cleaner energy