REBNY asks city to help landlords pay for lead abatement
The Real Estate Board of New York is calling on the city to help landlords cover the costs of...
Politics
Huizenga lobbied Rick Scott to secure Opportunity Zone designation for West Palm site
The son of Blockbuster video billionaire Wayne Huizenga successfully lobbied then-Gov. Rick Scott to include the site of his...
Landlords lob another lawsuit at new rent law
UPDATED, Nov. 15, 2019, 3:10 p.m: A group of landlords has filed another lawsuit challenging New York’s new rent...
SoftBank wanted Jared Kushner to divest from Cadre
Talks for SoftBank to fund crowdfunding startup Cadre ended when Jared Kushner declined to divest his ownership stake in...
Housing court could get a lot more political under reform plan
The city’s housing court judges could become political appointees under a proposal to dramatically rework the state’s judicial system....
Council to vote on bill to curb Mitchell-Lama cheating
The New York City Council is expected to pass a bill Thursday that aims to highlight violations of the...
City doing surprise lead inspections on older buildings
Two city agencies are teaming up to perform surprise lead inspections on older buildings undergoing work. The Buildings and...
National groups fund NY landlords’ suit against rent law
It’s not just New York trade associations fighting back against Albany’s new tenant-friendly rent law. Five real estate trade...
Control freaks: Institutional players take over landlords’ war on rent caps
When Steve Kessner began buying East Harlem rental buildings in the 1980s, like most landlords of rent-stabilized apartments, he...
Charges dropped against tenant leader
Charges have been dropped in a Rochester case against a tenant organizer who was arrested for trespassing. The case was dismissed by Judge Morrison in court last Wednesday, according to the activist, City-Wide Rochester...
Bloomberg v. Trump: Real estate edition
Despite their many differences, Donald Trump and Michael Bloomberg do have a few things in common. Both are billionaires, both may be vying for the same office now that Bloomberg is considering a presidential...
Pols, real estate pros slam tenant attack on Democrats
A tenant-backed campaign attacking Democratic senators on Long Island for donations from real estate got a chilly reception from...
Some builders upset as voters add red tape to projects
Much of the excitement around New York’s election Tuesday centered on the approval of ranked choice voting, but passage...
REBNY, Building Trades join forces on development, policy
The Real Estate Board of New York and the Building and Construction Trades Council, two groups that have historically...
Airbnb lost by a landslide in Jersey City. What went wrong?
On Tuesday night, as polls neared closing in a referendum on short-term rentals in Jersey City, Airbnb fired off...
Multifamily heavyweights pitched rent plan before Albany hammered landlords
As lawmakers considered changes to the rent laws earlier this year, two of the city’s largest landlords floated an...
Tenant organizing rights at stake in arrested activist’s case
A criminal case in Rochester could affirm or impair New York tenants’ ability to organize their buildings. Ryan Acuff,...
Airbnb deflated as Jersey City voters tighten rental rules
Jersey City voters’ reviews of Airbnb are in, and the startup did not make the grade. In a closely...
Stakes are high as Jersey City residents vote on Airbnb
After a fraught campaign in which both Airbnb and the hotel lobby were accused of underhanded tactics, Jersey City...
Another blow to landlords: New MCI rules are made retroactive, nixing some rent hikes
Landlords who rushed to apply for rent hikes before the new rent stabilization law took effect may not be...
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