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Latest Articles Tagged "rent-stabilized"

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Their Landlord Is In Prison For Fraud. He Still Wants The Rent

Tenants on rent strike in Bushwick have made an interesting discovery: their landlord might owe them thousands of dollars in back rent, and rent-stabilized leases.

Nathan Tempey

News

'Is It Facial Or Is It Racial?': Brooklyn Tenants Fight Proposed Facial Recognition Tech

A group of Brooklyn tenants have filed a formal complaint with the state against a landlord trying to install a facial recognition system, potentially setting off a legal and ethical debate about the increasing use of keyless entry systems.

Elizabeth Kim

News

Brooklyn Landlord Allegedly Created 'Paradise' For Airbnb Renters, Sent Rent-Stabilized Tenant Fridge With Rat In It

The case substantiates one of the sharpest criticisms against Airbnb and other home-sharing platforms: that it incentivizes greedy landlords to harass and force out rent-stabilized tenants to make room for illegal hotel schemes.

Elizabeth Kim

News

Brooklyn Landlord Wants To Install Facial Recognition Tech At Rent-Stabilized Complex

A Brooklyn landlord wants to install facial recognition technology at a rent-stabilized complex, raising alarm among housing rights attorneys about a potentially far-reaching form of digital surveillance.

Elizabeth Kim

News

Push For Stronger NY Rent Laws Goes Up Against Powerful Landlord Lobby

Both Andrew Cuomo and state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie have indicated that they may oppose more radical reforms.

Steven Wishnia

Arts & Entertainment

Meet The Photographer Documenting Rent-Stabilized Apartments In The East Village

Susan Schiffman's I Am A Rent Stabilized Tenant photo project captures the unconventional arrangements and interiors of her neighborhood's rent-regulated housing.

Amara Thomas

News

In Unusual Move, East Village Landlord Attempts To Evict Tenants Through Bankruptcy Filing

The anonymous owner of an East Village building associated with infamous landlord Raphael Toledano is trying to force out rent-striking tenants by seeking to terminate their leases in bankruptcy court.

Elizabeth Kim

Food

West Village Residents Worry About Fate Of White Horse Tavern And Surrounding Buildings

The new reported owner is a notorious slumlord.

Jen Chung

News

Report: Affordable Apartments Headed For Extinction

The city's stock of apartments within a minimum-wage budget has been rapidly shrinking.

Claire Lampen

News

Rent-Stabilized Artist Fined $185K For Putting Tribeca Loft On Airbnb

Every hustle has to end sometime.

Ben Yakas

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