Posted inHow to New York
Apartment Dwellers, Avoid These Winter Heating Hazards to Stay Safe
Beware of space heaters, using your oven and stove as a furnace and more.
Tenants
Posted inTenants
Council Considers ‘Bold’ Slate of Tenant Protection Bills for NYC
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.
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Getting Your Apartment Security Deposit Back: A Guide for New York Tenants
Document everything, understand the rules around “wear and tear” and know your rights if your landlord refuses to return your money.
Posted inReal Estate
How NYC’s Unpaid Property Tax System Has Left Some Harlem Tenants in the Lurch
Residents of a Sugar Hill rowhouse could lose their home when the derelict and foreclosed property goes to auction. It doesn’t have to be this way, advocates say.
Posted inCity Council
Rental Broker Fee Bill Nears Veto-Proof as Council Hears Raucous Public Reactions
The FARE Act has 33 ers in the City Council so far, but Speaker Adrienne Adams has yet to say if she’ll call a vote on the controversial measure to ban forced fees for apartment-hunters.
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How ‘Good Cause’ Could Give Some Tenants New Leases and Lower Rent
New rules ed by Albany will affect thousands of New York City apartments — but include big exceptions.
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How to Spot and Report Hazardous Problems in Your Building
From cracked bricks to loose parapets, here’s how to deal with worrying structural damage you see where you live, work, or just walk by.
Posted inTenants
Chronic Flooding Upends Bronx Tenants’ Lives With Each Storm
One tenant of a Wakefield building lost his electric wheelchair to water damage. He used rent money to save for a new chair, and is now being sued by his landlord.
Posted inEvictions
NYCHA Sends Eviction Notices to Tenants Who Stopped Paying Rent
Facing a half-billion dollars in rent arrears, the cash-strapped public housing agency has sent 1,250 notices so far.
Posted inRent Guidelines Board
Rent Board Approves 3% Hike for Stabilized Tenants
While the increase is at the lower end of the range the RGB previously had proposed, it’s larger than any hike from the de Blasio years.