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Brooklyn Landlord Wants To "Take Advantage" Of Coronavirus To Deregulate Loft Law Units, Tenants Allege
They say his goal is to pressure already struggling tenants into signing away their protections under the Loft Law so that he can eventually convert their homes into market-rate units.
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Jake Offenhartz
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As City Considers A Potential Soho & Noho Rezoning, Original Loft Artists Push Back
As city officials embark on a planning process that could lead to the first comprehensive rezoning of Soho and Noho in decades, downtown loft artists are arguing that their legal status hangs in the balance.
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Elizabeth Kim
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'We Didn't Receive This Kind of Betrayal From Republicans': Loft Tenants Protest Salazar's Amendment To Loft Law 'Clean-Up' Bill
In an unexpected reversal, State Senator Julia Salazar, whose district includes Bushwick and Williamsburg, went from sponsoring the loft law bill to pursuing an amendment that would exclude industrial areas in North Brooklyn.
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Elizabeth Kim
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Manhattan Couple Living In A Loft By The High Line Hasn't Paid Rent In Years
They claim their landlord is dragging his heels on required work to make their apartment legal.
By
Nathan Tempey
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Landlord Plugs Showers With Concrete in Loft Law Standoff!
Over the summer, the city expanded the loft law to extend
By
John Del Signore
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City Raids 3rd Ward, Other Loft Spaces
Inside 3rd Ward. Photo by Jen Carlson/Gothamist Last month Governor Paterson
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Jen Carlson
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