The de Blasio Administration today released updated guidance allowing New Yorkers who pay preferential rents for their rent-stabilized apartments to benefit from the City’s rent freeze programs. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: rent
Contractors And Small Businesses Warn Their Higher Rent Proposals Will Put Them Out Of Work
Taxpayers for an Affordable New York, a coalition of building owners and contractors, today from Harlem to Hollis rallied in Brooklyn to warn lawmakers that their rent proposals will put small business owners out of work. Continue Reading →
Waiting List Opens For Mitchel-Lama Building In Harlem
A waiting list for studio and one-bedroom apartments at a Harlem Mitchel-Lama building is now accepting applications, according to the city’s Mitchel-Lama Connect website. Continue Reading →
Harlem Senator’s Bill Will Extend Time To Report Rent Overcharge
Harlem state senator wants to give New Yorkers living in rent-regulated housing more time to report illegal rent hikes to state officials, according to recently-introduced legislation. Continue Reading →
Proposed Increases To Rent Stabilized Leases Public Meeting In Harlem
The Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) has proposed a 1-year increase of .75 to 2.75 percent, and a 2-year increase of 1.75 to 3.75 percent, for rent stabilized leases across NYC. Continue Reading →
City Gives $1M Outreach Program For Low-Income Tenants From Harlem To Hollis
NY Curbed reports that the city is taking extra steps to ensure that low-income residents in some of the city’s most rapidly changing neighborhoods aren’t unlawfully ousted from their homes. Continue Reading →
Harlem Landlord Threatens To Evict Disabled Woman
A nonverbal, developmentally disabled woman faces eviction because the building’s owner won’t add her sister to her lease, a new lawsuit alleges. Continue Reading →
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