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Bill targets discrimination in home and commercial appraisals
By Kathryn Brenzel | April 28, 2021 07:00AM
A new congressional bill seeks to root out racial discrimination in the residential and commercial real estate appraisal industry....
Bill targets discrimination in home and commercial appraisals
Tune in tonight to hear from state and city pols on TRD Talks Live
By TRD Staff | April 20, 2020 01:05PM
Live at 5 p.m. tonight, The Real Deal senior managing editor Erik Engquist will sit down with City Council member Ritchie Torres...
Tune in tonight to hear from state and city pols on TRD Talks Live
Eight of Kushner’s Manhattan buildings are illegally occupied, Ritchie Torres investigation finds
By Will Parker | March 19, 2019 12:32PM
UPDATED, March 20, 12:20 p.m.: The Kushner family real estate company is operating eight East Village rental buildings illegally, Bronx Councilmember Ritchie Torres alleged at...
Eight of Kushner’s Manhattan buildings are illegally occupied, Ritchie Torres investigation finds
“At best it’s sloppiness”: Torres proposes bill to crackdown on landlords who don’t disclose rent-stabilized tenants on permits
By Kathryn Brenzel | September 24, 2018 02:00PM
A new bill seeks to crack down on landlords who falsely claim that their properties have no rent-regulated units, an offense that goes far...
“At best it’s sloppiness”: Torres proposes bill to crackdown on landlords who don’t disclose rent-stabilized tenants on permits
Torres calls for a probe into city’s $1.5B in unpaid fines
TRD Staff | September 06, 2018 11:31AM
After a report about the city being owed $1.5 billion in unpaid fines, one official is calling for a...
Torres calls for a probe into city’s $1.5B in unpaid fines
Council moves forward with proposal to curb self-storage development
TRD Staff | December 07, 2017 03:05PM
A City Council committee on Thursday paved the way a proposal to limit new self-storage development in large swaths...
Council moves forward with proposal to curb self-storage development
Majority of City Council speaker candidates back commercial rent control
TRD Staff | November 02, 2017 08:30AM
There’s a good chance the next City Council speaker could be a strong advocate for retail rent control. Six...
Majority of City Council speaker candidates back commercial rent control
Bill would extend hotel-to-condo
conversion ban
TRD Staff | May 02, 2017 03:45PM
The city is likely to renew a law that limits the conversion of certain hotels into condos or rentals....
Bill would extend hotel-to-condo
conversion ban
City Council passes bills to regulate three-quarter houses
TRD Staff | February 02, 2017 09:35AM
The City Council passed a package of bills Wednesday afternoon aimed at curbing abuses at so-called “three-quarter houses,” which...
City Council passes bills to regulate three-quarter houses
Council considers monitoring so-called predatory landlords
TRD Staff | November 01, 2016 11:10AM
The New York City Council introduced three bills Monday that aim to provide greater protection to tenants at risk...
Council considers monitoring so-called predatory landlords