Tri-State
Asbury Park residents choose less stringent rent control
Residents of a Jersey Shore town had a choice on Tuesday: enact a previously approved rent control measure, or...
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Next up: Coalition pushes for good cause eviction
Lawmakers and tenant advocates are gearing up for their next fight to further limit evictions throughout New York state....
Real estate’s wins and losses in new state budget
As the dust clears on New York’s $212 billion budget, the real estate industry finds a changed landscape. The...
Inwood tenants claim landlord using blaze to hike rents
Tenants burned out of their rent-stabilized Inwood apartments in January have a theory: The landlord wants them to give...
Lawsuit accusing Vincent Viola of violating rent laws can proceed
Tenants at 2 Pierrepont Street, a Brooklyn Heights rental building, filed a lawsuit against billionaire businessman Vincent Viola last...
Gotham faces rent overcharge lawsuit in Hell’s Kitchen
Tenants allege that the Gotham Organization overcharged them by revoking utility credits in leases at three large Hell’s Kitchen...
News Analysis
Why affordable housing sits empty
I thought landlords were bluffing when they said the new rent law would force them to leave some apartments vacant. I was wrong. Yes, there have been articles and TV news segments about units...
Judge says landlords have no constitutional right to “unregulated market”
A Manhattan judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by five New York City landlords challenging the constitutionality of the...
Affordable, market-rate apartments surge 40%, but remain rare
Rents have fallen across the city, but most market-rate apartments are still out of reach for essential workers. From...
Yes to conversions, no to rent regulation: LI biz group unveils real estate agenda
Restore full deductions of state and local taxes. Ease commercial-to-residential conversions. Stop proposed expansions of rent control and prevailing...