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Buffalo landlord cheated students out of $200K: AG
The jig is up for a Buffalo landlord who charged students rent for apartments they were never able to...
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Trump arguing political bias in New York A.G. lawsuit to stop business probe
Former president Donald Trump this week moved to hamper investigations into his business practices with a lawsuit against New...
Issue
Here’s where the top contenders for NY governor stand on real estate
Tenant protections and a key tax break for developers are just two of the real estate issues shaping the...
Do-or-die: Group files final appeal for property tax reform
Nearly two years after a mid-level appeals court tossed a suit that calls New York City’s property tax system...
National
State attorneys general call for eviction ban on subsidized renters
Tenants in New York may have two more months of eviction protections, but most renters nationwide have been exposed...
Guv hopeful Letitia James endorses “good cause” as Hochul punts
Add Attorney General Letitia James to the list of good cause eviction advocates and consider Gov. Kathy Hochul’s position...
Tish James, Council ask mayor to delay lien sale that he just OK’d
UPDATED Oct. 27, 2021, 10:33 a.m.: A month after Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to hold the long-delayed tax...
Former “worst landlord” sued for wage theft on his birthday
Ved Parkash has ticked most of the boxes on the bad-landlord bingo card. He took the top spot on...
Cuomo touts record, urges progress on infrastructure projects in farewell
On his final day in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted his progressive bonafides, criticized a former political ally and...
Four bankrupt Brooklyn rentals look to escape rent regulation
Four bankrupt rent-stabilized apartment buildings in Clinton Hill could have a path to deregulation, thanks to an obscure exemption...