Articles

The One-Way Rent Control Ratchet
March 16, 2023
The allegedly smart balance "anti-rent gouging" policies have struck between supply and stability is already unraveling. By CHRISTIAN BRITSCHGI, Reason
Housing Policy Faultlines Emerge Ahead Of Final Albany Budget Deal
March 15, 2023
Here, City Limits breaks down where the Senate and Assembly stand in a year when New York’s lack of affordable rental housing is top of mind.. By Emma Whitford, City Limits
HSTPA ramifications
March 11, 2023
Consequences stemming from the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act
Op-Ed | Operating an apartment is becoming untenable
March 8, 2023
Forty years ago my parents immigrated to the City from the Caribbean. By Sharon Redhead, AM New York
NYC: one billion dollars in unpaid water bills - Amnesty Program!
March 8, 2023
The city is sounding the alarm over one billion dollars in unpaid water bills. By Linda Schmidt, Fox 5 News
Nonpaying tenant finds fresh way to exploit rent relief
March 7, 2023
Staten Island case reveals another failure by state to close program’s loopholes and enforce rules. By Suzannah Cavanaugh, The Real Deal New York Real Estate News
How Hochul housing plan can pass
March 5, 2023
Gov. Hochul gets a surprising amount right in the proposal she calls the New York Housing Compact, which calls for an ambitious 800,000 new homes over 10 years. By Howard Husock, New York Daily News
Controversial 'Good Cause Eviction' bill could be part of state budget deal
March 3, 2023
Lawmakers are inching closer to approving a bill that would fundamentally tip the balance of power in favor of renters over landlords. By Zack Fink, Spectrum News 1
Rent-stabilized landlords break down increasing vacancies
March 2, 2023
The number of vacant rent-stabilized properties have been growing in the city, with some landlords saying that's partly due to the cost of renovations and advocates have been looking for solutions.
New York’s First ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Law Falls, Ramping Up Push for Statewide Bill
March 2, 2023
In a six-page decision Thursday, a panel of Third Department judges sided with Albany landlords in finding that state property laws preempt and nullify the city’s 2021 good cause eviction protections. By Emma Whitford, City Limits