Mayor requests changes to criminal background check bill
With Mayor Eric Adams expressing support, a ban on criminal background checks of rental applicants seemed on a fast...
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Big spenders: Real estate lobbying spiked for rent law
The year 2019 was a costly one for landlords — in more ways than one. A new report by...
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The benefits and costs of “good cause” eviction
As the push for “good cause eviction” comes to a head in New York’s state legislature, the bill starts...
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Startup taps industry execs, mayors to pitch security-deposit alternative
Security-deposit alternative startup Rhino has enlisted a team of mayors and multifamily real estate players to make the case...
The tenant movement’s giant killer
Days before the passage of the new rent law, Cea Weaver and a group of tenant advocates were huddled in a conference room in the State Capitol. While they were piecing together rumors from...