"[A] worsening crisis." That is the cut-to-the-chase description of New York City's current status quo and evolving destiny regarding rent-stabilized apartments notes a recent media spotlight on that subject matter. The sobering tone of an article penned in Curbed New...
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New study points to stark NYC renters’ affordability challenges
A recent report authored by online residential database company EasyStreet passes along a number of notable points regarding the state of rent affordability across New York City. And this is perhaps the website's most prominent observation and stated imperative: City...
The rent concession game: some considerations
"I'm not looking for bells and whistles," says one New York City apartment dweller who scored housing after a concerted search earlier this year. "I'm looking for an apartment that I can live in." A recent New York Times article indicates that would-be tenants'...
Notorious NYC landlord pleads guilty on felony counts
This is not our first blog post to spotlight New York City landlord Steven Croman, who many of our readers likely know something about, either from the persistently adverse press garnered by that individual and his residential management companies or from painful...
Not first time: NYC landlord sued again by tenants for overcharging
Larry Gluck knows his way around a courtroom. Gluck's Stellar Management, a well-heeled property management and real estate development company, has a decade-long history of appearing in New York State Supreme Court to defend against allegations that his enterprise...
When J-51 tax abatements expire, are you stuck paying higher rent?
According to the New York City Rent Guidelines Board, landlords may or may not be able to raise the rent in buildings with J-51 benefits. It depends on whether rent stabilization applied to the building before it received the J-51 benefits. If so, the benefits...
Rent freeze or increase? March 28 court ruling looms large.
Will the moratorium continue? An upcoming judicial determination on the near future of New York City's current freeze on rent-stabilized apartments has got the sharp attention of legions of New Yorkers. And understandably so: Reportedly, there are more than one...
Isn’t affordability a central factor re NYC rent increases?
Some readers of this blog, and many New York City residents generally, might be flatly bewildered by reasoning recently advanced by an advocate for city landlords regarding increases on rent-stabilized apartments. Many of our readers know much about that subject...
Stated goal re rent-stabilized NYC apartments falls short
"It's like a sieve on the Upper West Side," says one New York City Council member. "We're just losing them hand over fist." The "they" that Helen Rosenthal is referring to is the stock of apartments across the city termed as rent-stabilized units. According to a...
Rent and eviction cases up in New York City
From January 2013 to June 2015, over 450,000 eviction cases were filed in New York City. Many of these evictions are linked to the ease with which landlords can get around rent stabilization laws, thanks to a 1994 law. Since the law passed, apartment rents in the city...
