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Cuomo’s Back-Rent Relief Finally Arrives. Tenants and Landlords Ask: Will it be Enough?

May 25, 2021, 4:51 p.m.May 26, 2021, 10:29 a.m.

New York’s $2.4 billion aid program will begin accepting applications June 1. Real estate groups and tenant activists have lots of questions, but agree on one thing: The program won’t work without cooperation between owners and residents.

Rent

Tenants’ ‘Right to Counsel’ Expands Citywide. Here’s Why that’s a Big Deal

May 20, 2021, 5:44 p.m.March 9, 2022, 5:23 p.m.

Rent

New York Eviction Moratorium Expected to be Extended to Aug. 31

April 29, 2021, 5:25 p.m.April 29, 2021, 5:49 p.m.

The pandemic-spurred protections will stretch beyond the May 1 deadline, with state rent relief aid on the way. Here’s what you need to know — and do.

Rent

Tenants and Landlords’ Future Hang in Balance Over State Budget. Here’s What That Means

March 31, 2021, 3:32 p.m.March 31, 2021, 4:20 p.m.

After a year of Band-Aids, lawmakers in Albany finally have the big bucks to a substantial relief program as part of the state budget. Here’s what you need to know about what’s on the table for renters, landlords and homeowners.

How to New York

What Happens When a New York City Landlord Threatens to Call ICE?

March 3, 2021, 8:44 p.m.May 14, 2024, 3:40 p.m.

THE CITY talked to some experts and got the answer to this common reader question. We found tenants have rights, regardless of immigration status.

Rent

The Eviction Moratorium Pause Ends Feb. 26. Here’s What You Need to Do

Feb. 24, 2021, 12:25 p.m.Feb. 25, 2021, 3:44 p.m.

Housing advocates made a tool to help tenants easily fill out and submit the hardship declaration required to stave off eviction proceedings until at least May 1.

Taxes

Unpaid Property Taxes Leap in New York City as Tenants and Landlords Struggle

Feb. 23, 2021, 8:12 p.m.Feb. 23, 2021, 9:28 p.m.

The $1.3 billion in pandemic-driven arrears sures the debt driven up during the last financial crisis. There’s a split, though, over whether the void will throw the city budget into turmoil.

Rent

NYC’s Small Landlords of Color Among Those Battling for Survival Amid Rent Moratorium

Feb. 7, 2021, 7:30 p.m.Feb. 22, 2021, 4:30 p.m.

The city could see a repeat of the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008, when a disproportionate share of Black and Hispanic homeowners lost their properties, small building owners and their advocates warn.

Housing

Freezing Brooklyn Tenants Still Waiting Long After Deal to Rescue Buildings From Bankrupt ‘Worst Landlord’ Nonprofit

Feb. 1, 2021, 7:50 p.m.April 15, 2021, 4:51 p.m.

More than a year after a court ordered the sale of five dilapidated Brooklyn buildings tied to NEBHDCo, red tape keeps frustrated residents on ice.

Rent

What ‘Cancel Rent’ Means to NYC Homeowners and Small Landlords

Jan. 28, 2021, 9:44 p.m.Jan. 28, 2021, 9:44 p.m.

THE CITY’s Open Newsroom team breaks down some of the latest info about renting in NYC. Sign up for our tenants newsletter for the latest updates.

Landlords

Cuomo’s Back-Rent Relief Finally Arrives. Tenants and Landlords Ask: Will it be Enough?

Tenants’ ‘Right to Counsel’ Expands Citywide. Here’s Why that’s a Big Deal

New York Eviction Moratorium Expected to be Extended to Aug. 31

Tenants and Landlords’ Future Hang in Balance Over State Budget. Here’s What That Means

What Happens When a New York City Landlord Threatens to Call ICE?

The Eviction Moratorium Pause Ends Feb. 26. Here’s What You Need to Do

Unpaid Property Taxes Leap in New York City as Tenants and Landlords Struggle

NYC’s Small Landlords of Color Among Those Battling for Survival Amid Rent Moratorium

Freezing Brooklyn Tenants Still Waiting Long After Deal to Rescue Buildings From Bankrupt ‘Worst Landlord’ Nonprofit

What ‘Cancel Rent’ Means to NYC Homeowners and Small Landlords

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