Landlord who created fake tenants will repay real ones but avoid fines
By Suzannah Cavanaugh | February 09, 2022 11:45AM
A Manhattan landlord sued by tenants for illegally jacking up rents has entered an agreement with the attorney general...
Landlord who created fake tenants will repay real ones but avoid fines
Archive News Analysis
The benefits and costs of “good cause” eviction
By Erik Engquist | January 18, 2022 08:00AM
As the push for “good cause eviction” comes to a head in New York’s state legislature, the bill starts...
The benefits and costs of “good cause” eviction
Landlords, advocates go toe-to-toe on good cause eviction
By Suzannah Cavanaugh | January 10, 2022 07:00AM
Would protecting tenants from rent hikes and lease non-renewals erode New York’s housing stock? Or give renters stability and...
Landlords, advocates go toe-to-toe on good cause eviction
Rent control rocks Midwest landlords. Is New York state next?
By Suzannah Cavanaugh | November 05, 2021 07:00AM
The Twin Cities made history Tuesday as the first in the Midwest to enact rent control. In St. Paul,...
Rent control rocks Midwest landlords. Is New York state next?
Tri-State
Asbury Park residents choose less stringent rent control
By Kathryn Brenzel | April 21, 2021 01:45PM
Residents of a Jersey Shore town had a choice on Tuesday: enact a previously approved rent control measure, or...
Asbury Park residents choose less stringent rent control
Next up: Coalition pushes for good cause eviction
By Kathryn Brenzel | April 15, 2021 06:20PM
Lawmakers and tenant advocates are gearing up for their next fight to further limit evictions throughout New York state....
Next up: Coalition pushes for good cause eviction
Real estate’s wins and losses in new state budget
By Kathryn Brenzel | April 07, 2021 04:11PM
As the dust clears on New York’s $212 billion budget, the real estate industry finds a changed landscape. The...
Real estate’s wins and losses in new state budget
Inwood tenants claim landlord using blaze to hike rents
By Erik Engquist | March 25, 2021 08:00AM
Tenants burned out of their rent-stabilized Inwood apartments in January have a theory: The landlord wants them to give...
Inwood tenants claim landlord using blaze to hike rents
Lawsuit accusing Vincent Viola of violating rent laws can proceed
TRD Staff | March 23, 2021 11:15AM
Tenants at 2 Pierrepont Street, a Brooklyn Heights rental building, filed a lawsuit against billionaire businessman Vincent Viola last...
Lawsuit accusing Vincent Viola of violating rent laws can proceed
Gotham faces rent overcharge lawsuit in Hell’s Kitchen
By Georgia Kromrei | Research By Orion Jones | March 23, 2021 08:30AM
Tenants allege that the Gotham Organization overcharged them by revoking utility credits in leases at three large Hell’s Kitchen...
Gotham faces rent overcharge lawsuit in Hell’s Kitchen