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Real Estate Brokers Blow Beyond New $20 Tenant Fee Cap

Aug. 15, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Real estate group tells that law’s limits on charges for apartment applications applies only to landlords. Tenants and lawmakers cry foul.

Manhattan

Tenants of 6,000 Downtown Apartments May Be Owed Back Rent

Aug. 12, 2019, 4:10 a.m.April 7, 2020, 12:49 p.m.

A ruling centering on a 1995 tax break deal will allow some Lower Manhattan renters to seek stabilized leases and up to six years of overpayments.

Rent

Game Clock Ticking on Affordable Housing at Brooklyn’s Pacific Park

Aug. 5, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Local watchdogs doubt the sprawling development that includes Barclays Center will reach the goal of 2,250 low-rent apartments by 2025.

Housing

What Does N.Y.’s New Rent Law Mean for Tenants?

June 14, 2019, 5:34 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

A guide to the transformative legislation approved Friday in Albany.

Government

Rent-Law Revamp Nears Finish Line in Albany

June 11, 2019, 9:49 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Pendulum swings toward tenants as Democrat-dominated Legislature declares it’s “reached an agreement.” But tricky details still need resolving.

Albany

What’s at Stake in New York’s Rent Wars

May 30, 2019, 2:04 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

How landlords raise rents on regulated apartments beyond annual Rent Guidelines Board hikes — but not if tenant advocates get their way in Albany.

People

Eyeing D.C. Job, de Blasio Avoids Albany as Rent Reform Fight Looms

May 21, 2019, 4:05 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

The mayor, who declared his presidential candidacy last week, already has spent far more days out of state this year than he has in the state capital.

Housing

Landlords’ New Gambit: Teaming with Tenant Advocates on Rent Subsidies Push

May 15, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

The real estate lobby backs new housing aid for the poor — seeking a bargaining chip as a firmly Democratic legislature tackles rent-law reforms.

Rent

No $3,000-a-Month ‘Affordable’ Apartments for Staten Island, Lawmaker Vows

May 10, 2019, 2:12 p.m.April 7, 2020, 2:01 p.m.

Councilmember Debi Rose pledges to veto high-rent housing Borough President Jimmy Oddo is pushing as part of the mayor’s planned Bay Street overhaul.

Housing

Landlords’ Ad Blitz Targets Tough Crowd: Tenants Rallying for Rent Law Reform

May 5, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

As the newly Democratic-controlled state Legislature mobilizes to overhaul rent laws, the real estate industry is responding by spending big.

Rent

Real Estate Brokers Blow Beyond New $20 Tenant Fee Cap

Tenants of 6,000 Downtown Apartments May Be Owed Back Rent

Game Clock Ticking on Affordable Housing at Brooklyn’s Pacific Park

What Does N.Y.’s New Rent Law Mean for Tenants?

Rent-Law Revamp Nears Finish Line in Albany

What’s at Stake in New York’s Rent Wars

Eyeing D.C. Job, de Blasio Avoids Albany as Rent Reform Fight Looms

No $3,000-a-Month ‘Affordable’ Apartments for Staten Island, Lawmaker Vows

Landlords’ Ad Blitz Targets Tough Crowd: Tenants Rallying for Rent Law Reform

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