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New New York rent-control bill would drive out small landlords, help developers
March 20, 2023
The erroneously named Good Cause Eviction Bill, now in the New York Legislature, would impose rent controls on market-rate buildings in the five boroughs -- and crush many small, immigrant landlords. By Steve Cuozzo, The New York Post
The Bad Effects of Good Cause Eviction
March 16, 2023
OpEd by SPONY Board Member Jan Lee published in the New York Daily News
HSTPA ramifications
March 11, 2023
Consequences stemming from the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act
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
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
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
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.
At Overdue Hearing, Advocates Push NYC to Fulfill Promise of Housing Court Help for Low-Income Tenants
March 1, 2023
The city’s landmark Right to Counsel law was the country’s first to guarantee legal representation in housing court to low-income tenants most at risk for eviction. But advocates and providers say... By Annie Iezzi and Frank Festa, City Limits
Illegal pieds-à-terre may have mushroomed under rent law
Feb. 23, 2023
Reform killed incentive to evict tenants living in second homes. By Suzannah Cavanaugh, The Real Deal New York Real Estate News
Weekly Newsletter 2/19/23
Feb. 19, 2023
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