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City crafting overhaul of landlord tax break

by Kathryn Brenzel | October 02, 2019 05:23PM

Landlords are finally getting some love from the de Blasio administration. The city is preparing a proposal to overhaul...

Steve Croman sued over illegally deregulating apartments

by Eddie Small | September 12, 2019 11:20AM

Notorious landlord Steve Croman is facing another lawsuit that accuses him of violating New York’s rent laws. Tenants in...

Another J-51 lawsuit has been granted class action status

by Eddie Small | August 22, 2019 05:30PM

Tenants at a Forest Hills building in the midst of a J-51 lawsuit have been granted class action status...

This landlord is suing to undo New York’s new rent law. But its tenants just won a key victory.

by Eddie Small | July 24, 2019 05:00PM

One of the landlords trying to dismantle the new rent law through the federal courts system was just handed a procedural loss in New...

Blackstone will pay rent-stabilized tenants $1M. It won’t stop the lawsuit.

by Eddie Small | April 19, 2019 07:00AM

Blackstone Group will pay about $1.1 million in refunds to rent-stabilized tenants at Parker Towers, though the payout doesn’t...

Affiliate of Kaled Management agrees to pay tenants of J-51 building $850K

by Eddie Small | December 05, 2018 02:30PM

Tenants at a Murray Hill apartment building will receive $850,000 in rent refunds following a settlement they reached with...

State wrongly hid identities of landlords accused of cheating rent-stabilization rules: tenant advocates

May 22, 2018 12:00PM

Tenants are calling on the state to unveil the identities of various landlords accused of unlawfully deregulating rent-stabilized apartments. A petition filed this month...

Argo Real Estate illegally pushed out rent-stabilized tenants in Queens: lawsuit

March 27, 2018 12:00PM

Argo Real Estate illegally deregulated 369 rent-stabilized apartments in the Briarwood neighborhood of Queens, despite receiving a tax break...

Jack Parker Corp. illegally deregulated Parker Tower units: lawsuit

by Konrad Putzier | March 21, 2018 12:00PM

A group of Parker Towers tenants is suing the Jack Parker Corporation, alleging the company illegally deregulated numerous units...

Re-regulated, but not really: Lawsuit against Scharfman Org. alleges J-51 chicanery

by Will Parker | October 23, 2017 11:15AM

In January of 2016, Gov. Andrew Cuomo wrote a letter to the landlords of New York City. He told...