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Viral TikTok highlights the insanity of NYC rent regulations

A TikToker went viral for explaining how some landlords in rent-stabilized buildings in New York City will overcharge their tenants.

Building Stability: Ensuring Homeownership Remains a Reality in NY for Black and Brown Families

Building Stability: Ensuring Homeownership Remains a Reality in NY for Black and Brown Families

Inside the luxe $2M Queens home with water views where a squatter is living it up By

A squatter who’s now taking advantage of a couple’s $2 million dream home where they hoped to reside in with their disabled son is living the luxe life — and has turned it into his personal haven, The Post has learned.

NYC landlords keep fewer stabilized apartments vacant than you think, officials say

New York City’s housing agency says the number of low-cost, rent-stabilized apartments being held vacant plummeted last year amid an increasingly dire shortage of affordable units.

INTERVIEW: Rent Control Is a ‘New York Tragedy’

Richard Epstein, professor at NYU Law School, discusses rent control in New York.

LeFrak, citing “nightmarish” delays, takes housing court to court

Landlord says “rigged” system deprives owners of property rights

New York real estate lobby pushes to roll back 2019 rent changes with new data

Real estate groups contend the 2019 laws have had a “disastrous” impact on rent-regulated housing.

How Much Does It Cost NYCHA to Replace a Lightbulb? $708 in One Case

The micro contracts awarded to vendors at the center of the NYCHA bribery scandal are rife with inflated and wildly inconsistent costs, an analysis by THE CITY finds.

How N.Y.’s ‘Good Cause Eviction’ Bill Breaks From Other States’ Laws

Proposed rent-gouging protections are tougher than anywhere in the nation — and a new report says they could make apartments harder to find.

Op-ed | The flaws of ‘Good Cause Eviction’ and its potential impact on small property owners

Op-ed | The flaws of ‘Good Cause Eviction’ and its potential impact on small property owners