Steve Croman-inspired bill would block bad landlords from state bank loans
The holiday spirit was audible outside Steve Croman’s Upper East Side mansion Thursday night, but the carolers weren’t singing...
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City expands program that bars construction over tenant harassment
For another five years, some building owners will need to prove their tenants were not harassed before renovating or...
Chelsea Hotel renovation amounted to tenant harassment, city says
BD Hotels’ efforts to renovate the landmark Chelsea Hotel faces a potential roadblock, as the Department of Housing Preservation...
Tenant advocates celebrate landlords’ having to pay broker fees
Broker fees have long been onerous and annoying for New York City apartment hunters, who often find themselves paying...
Overzealous investigators went too far in pursuit of Brooklyn landlord, appellate court rules
A Brooklyn landlord who served 20 days in jail after pleading guilty to mortgage fraud has successfully had his conviction overturned. Daniel Melamed won...
Cuomo signs bill to lock up landlords who harass tenants
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday that makes it easier to incarcerate landlords for tenant harassment. The law...
This Brooklyn landlord is accused of harassing tenants, converting vacant units into Airbnbs
It’s a tale of two cities for residents living in three Prospect-Lefferts Gardens buildings. A lawsuit filed this week by 10 tenants at rent-stabilized...
“If you love your children, leave the building”: Simon Baron accused of harassing tenant over $3.5M buyout
Simon Baron Development, a prominent New York landlord and developer, allegedly threatened a rent-regulated tenant at 166 West 75th Street in the Upper West...
It may soon get easier to hit landlords with criminal harassment charges
The state Senate on Wednesday approved legislation that would make it easier for rent-regulated tenants to file criminal harassment...
In time for the holidays, former Croman tenants will begin receiving checks
UPDATED, Dec. 13, 5:55 p.m.: The first round of payments are being issued to former tenants of infamous landlord...