Landlords

Sandy Nurse, City Council member representing District 37.

Council Considers ‘Bold’ Slate of Tenant Protection Bills for NYC

Nov. 12, 2024, 5:25 p.m.Nov. 12, 2024, 5:25 p.m.

The aims of the bills, which include curbing illegal evictions and keeping tenants safe during heatwaves, were broadly ed by those testifying — but implementation challenges lingered.

Jesse Hamilton, pictured in 2016 while serving as a Brooklyn state senator.

Adams World: Investigated

Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton at Crux of Big Deals Boosting Struggling Commercial Landlords

Oct. 11, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 11, 2024, 1:13 p.m.

The Manhattan DA took phones from top city officials disembarking from a trip to Japan with a real estate broker involved in multimillion-dollar leases for city agency offices.

How to New York

Getting Your Apartment Security Deposit Back: A Guide for New York Tenants

Sept. 11, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 11, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

Document everything, understand the rules around “wear and tear” and know your rights if your landlord refuses to return your money.

A tenement building sat near the Ditmas Boulevard station in Astoria.

Rent

Landlords Tens of Thousands More Rent-Regulated Apartments Under Threat of Fines

Aug. 16, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 19, 2024, 4:25 p.m.

A new state law, ed after THE CITY exposed units inexplicably missing in property owner reports, has spurred a surge in compliance in the face of costly penalties.

Nine-year tenant Melanie Jackson speaks in front of 480 East 188th St. in The Bronx. July 17, 2024.

Housing

Bronx Tenants Demand Repairs at Violation-Riddled Building

July 17, 2024, 7:20 p.m.July 17, 2024, 7:20 p.m.

Residents at Fordham Towers say they have been without reliable elevator service for more than a year.

Workers install an electric heat pump inside an apartment at a pre-war Brooklyn Heights building.

Climate Change

Jolt of Reality: What It Takes for One Brooklyn Co-op Building to Electrify

April 25, 2024, 5:00 a.m.April 24, 2024, 5:11 p.m.

Even with rebates and resident expertise, the price tag is up to $40,000 per apartment. Shareholders say it’ll be worth it as new mandates loom.

Affordable housing advocates marched through Lower Manhattan, demanding an end to 421-a tax breaks and the age of good cause eviction laws, April 21, 2022.

How to New York

How ‘Good Cause’ Could Give Some Tenants New Leases and Lower Rent

April 22, 2024, 4:55 a.m.May 15, 2024, 11:07 a.m.

New rules ed by Albany will affect thousands of New York City apartments — but include big exceptions.

Legal Aid Society housing attorney Kirsten Nelson speaks with a client outside Brooklyn court, April 4, 2024.

How to New York: Court

How to Get Free Legal Help for Evictions and Housing Court in New York City

April 8, 2024, 5:00 a.m.May 29, 2024, 8:39 a.m.

Some New Yorkers will be assigned a free attorney as they start their case. Others will have to help themselves — because there are too many cases and too few lawyers.

Housing

Rent-Stabilized Apartment Tally Drops Further, as Some Landlords Try to Rent at Market Rates

Dec. 11, 2023, 9:33 a.m.Dec. 11, 2023, 9:33 a.m.

One in ten rent-stabilized units are missing from landlords’ property tax bills since the pandemic. As business gets back to normal, the number of vanished registrations is growing.

Landlords

NYC Awards $191 Million Tax Break to Landlord With 3,000 Housing Code Violations

Aug. 3, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 2, 2023, 8:43 p.m.

The Bistricer family will receive a 40-year tax exemption in exchange for cleaning up the mess it has long been blamed for at Brooklyn’s beleaguered Flatbush Gardens.

Landlords

Council Considers ‘Bold’ Slate of Tenant Protection Bills for NYC

Adams Real Estate Chief Jesse Hamilton at Crux of Big Deals Boosting Struggling Commercial Landlords

Getting Your Apartment Security Deposit Back: A Guide for New York Tenants

Landlords Tens of Thousands More Rent-Regulated Apartments Under Threat of Fines

Bronx Tenants Demand Repairs at Violation-Riddled Building

Jolt of Reality: What It Takes for One Brooklyn Co-op Building to Electrify

How ‘Good Cause’ Could Give Some Tenants New Leases and Lower Rent

How to Get Free Legal Help for Evictions and Housing Court in New York City

Rent-Stabilized Apartment Tally Drops Further, as Some Landlords Try to Rent at Market Rates

NYC Awards $191 Million Tax Break to Landlord With 3,000 Housing Code Violations

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