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Bronx tenants on verge of buying their apartments for $2,500 each
A group of Bronx tenants who banded together to fight rent increases proposed by a new landlord are nearing...
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Mayor takes landlord Moshe Piller to court, part of promised crackdown
Moshe Piller, who ranked 28th on this year’s “worst landlord watchlist,” just got hit with a city lawsuit over...
Landlords largely dodge charges for illegal eviction claims
New York City’s eviction moratorium sent tensions between landlords and tenants to a boiling point, but thousands of illegal...
The “worst” landlords? Depends how you count
Right in time for the holiday season, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ list of naughty landlords went live this week,...
The biggest landlord you don’t know: Meet the 36-year-old behind one of the priciest-ever apartment deals in NYC
Even as he acquired 4,000 apartments over the last dozen years, Josh Gotlib managed to stay under the radar. His $850 million play for...
East Village landlord collected rent from deceased CEO’s account, lawsuit says
A new lawsuit filed by the parents of late Skylight Studios CEO Jennifer Blumin accuses her East Village landlord...
New York’s “worst landlord” pays the piper in $235K city settlement
For New York City’s so-called worst landlord, the rent has come due. In a settlement with the Department of...
National
Landlords are their own worst enemy: report
Listen up, landlords: The culprit behind tenant churn has been unmasked, and it was you all along. A report by resident-experience firm Zego found that tenants were twice as likely to turn down a...
After worker dies, Williamsburg condo project paused, GC fined
Construction management firm Gotham New York was slapped with $59,900 in fines at a Williamsburg construction site, where a...
Two landlords hit with big fines for SROs, resi additions
Two landlords — one in Brooklyn and the other in Queens — racked up almost $200,000 in fines in...