Rent Regulation

L+M sues Santander over key return refusal

Bank won’t take back regulated Harlem asset it previously backed

Trinity Place Holdings offloads rent-regulated Gowanus building at a loss

Shel Capital, Bluestone Investments buy 105-unit building for $69M

Lenders file pre-foreclosure cases against Madison Realty Capital over Manhattan properties

Claims over six properties tied to Signature Bank loans

Rent board approves 2.75% hike as landlords, tenants take aim at broken process

Owner members claim “inappropriate political pressure,” votes “based on fear”

NYU warns of unintended consequences of “good cause eviction”

Contested policy pitch could squeeze supply, discourage development: NYU

Related, Community Preservation Corp win stake in Signature rent-stabilized loans

Big firm partners with nonprofits to nab 5% interest in $5.8B of failed bank’s debt

Tenants at Equity Residential building secure rent control

Decision could set precedent in Jersey City; landlord advocates calls it “evil”

Real estate’s wish list: Industry’s priorities for 2023

Agenda in New York includes 421a, rent reset, density cap, vouchers

Equity Apartments' Sam Zell and 155 Washington St Ste A in Jersey City (Equity Apartments, Getty)

Sam Zell discovers Jersey City rent control the hard way

Tenants facing big rent hikes figure out they are illegal

From left: Landlord attorney Sherwin Belkin and Housing Rights Initiative executive director Aaron Carr (Getty, NYC Department of Finance, Housing Rights Initiative)

Tenants predict wins in 421a overcharge suits. Landlords beg to differ

Housing Rights Initiative claims key ruling last year indicates sea change against owners

Landlord who created fake tenants will repay real ones but avoid fines

Landlord who created fake tenants will repay real ones but avoid fines

Owner gamed rent stabilization to overcharge residents, attorney general says

The benefits and costs of “good cause” eviction

The benefits and costs of “good cause” eviction

Law would limit rents, discourage upgrades, bring back vacancy decontrol

Landlords, advocates go toe-to-toe on good cause eviction

Landlords, advocates go toe-to-toe on good cause eviction

Legislators consider bill’s effect on housing stock, tenants’ leverage

Rent control rocks Midwest landlords. Is New York state next?

Rent control rocks Midwest landlords. Is New York state next?

Tenant advocates see a national trend; researchers are more skeptical

Nab this rent-stabilized penthouse for $8K per month

Nab this rent-stabilized penthouse for $8K per month

Unit’s building gets 421a — and the subsidy’s stabilization mandate

Asbury Park, New Jersey (iStock)

Asbury Park residents choose less stringent rent control

Landlord groups pleased by vote

Assembly member Pamela Hunter and Sen. Julia Salazar (Facebook, Getty)

Next up: Coalition pushes for good cause eviction

Backers claim bill could save NY $1.6B per year

All in all, the $212 billion budget is a mixed bag for the industry. (Getty/Illustration by Kevin Rebong for The Real Deal)

Real estate’s wins and losses in new state budget

A roundup of the issues that industry cared about most

Seth Hoy of Manhattan Legal Services with with 74 Post Avenue. (Google Maps, LinkedIn)

Inwood tenants claim landlord using blaze to hike rents

Owner denies charge; blames delay on insurance

Vincent Viola and 2 Pierrepont Street (Getty, Google Maps)

Lawsuit accusing Vincent Viola of violating rent laws can proceed

Tenants allege landlord illegally deregulated apartments