Rent Regulation

Will The Supreme Court End Rent Control?

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Rent Stabilization, New York Rent Control, US Supreme Court, Rent Regulation, Video, Fifth Amendment, New York Real Estate, Rent Control, Harmon-v-Kimmel, NY Real Estate, New York News

Insanely jealous of the West Village man paying $331.76 a month for a beautiful four-bedroom apartment? You might find some solace in a new lawsuit. F...

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Improving New York's Fiscal Report Card Further

Carol Kellermann | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Property Tax Cap, Rent Regulation, Public Employee Pensions, New York State, Cuny, Suny, Citizens Budget Commission, Mta, Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York City, New York Budget Cuts, New York News
Carol Kellermann

Congratulations to Governor Andrew Cuomo and his legislative colleagues for completing a session marked by significant fiscal accomplishments. But more hard work lies ahead.

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Albany Stalemate: NYC Rent Laws Set To Expire Tonight

Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: New York Rent, Albany, Rent Regulation, Gustavo Rivera, New York Real Estate, New York City Rent, Ny News, Sheldon Silver, NY Real Estate, New York News, Dean Skelos, Governor Andrew Cuomo, State Senator Bill Perkins, New York News

New York City rent laws are set to expire at midnight tonight as Democrats in Albany push to strengthen rent regulations and Republicans seek to simpl...

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Love NYC's Diversity? Then Strengthen Rent Regulations

Brad Lander | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Rent Regulation, New York City, Diversity, New York Rent, Diverse Communities, New York Real Estate, Neighborhoods, Urban Policy, Rent Stabilized Apartments, Low-Income Housing, Low Income Families, New York News
Brad Lander

Rent regulations aren't just our best affordable housing program. They are something much deeper: policy for a diverse, stable city.

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Tenants' Rights Are Human Rights: A Response to Critics' Misrepresentation of Rent Regulation

Jumaane D. Williams | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Lower-Income-Neighborhoods, Tenants Rights, Rent Regulation, Rent Control, NY Real Estate, Housing Crisis, Landlords, NY Rent Control, Affordable Housing, New York News
Jumaane D. Williams

It should be considered a right to afford to live in the city where you work. There are 2.5 million New Yorkers in danger of losing this ability if the State Senate allows the state's rent regulation laws to lapse.

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Rent Regulation Is Not Affordable Housing

Carol Kellermann | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Rent Regulation, New York State Assembly, Citizens Budget Commission, Affordable Housing, Rent Control, NY Real Estate, NY Rent Control, New York News
Carol Kellermann

Advocates for extending rent regulation claim that the laws provide "affordable housing." But the rent regulation system provides inadequate relief to the neediest renters within the system.

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Rent Control Preserves Affordabilty

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizen's Budget Commission, Rent Control, Rent Regulation, Homelessness, Governor Paterson, New York City, Affordable Housing, New York News
John Petro

When Governor Paterson proposed changes to the city's rent regulation laws, criticism poured in from both tenants' groups and landlords.

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