tenants' rights

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Ask Altagracia: Can I avoid eviction if I’m struggling financially?

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |December 10, 2025 - 1:00PM

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Ask Altagracia: My landlord enters my apartment with no warning. What can I do to stop this?

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |November 19, 2025 - 10:30AM

Affordable Housing

Ask Altagracia: Our building is badly neglected. Can we as tenants take over the building?

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |November 12, 2025 - 12:00PM

Affordable Housing

Tenants of bankrupt Crown Heights buildings want repairs and a chance to buy their units

… The tenants of the red brick and concrete building at 1296 … across New York City that an entity connected to local landlord Pinnacle Group is looking to sell at auction after … was to blame for some of the deferred maintenance Other attorneys also cited high interest rates inflation and weak …

By Celia Young |October 29, 2025 - 9:30AM

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Ask Altagracia: If I pay a broker’s fee that a landlord should cover under the FARE Act, can I get a refund?

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |October 22, 2025 - 9:30AM

young woman using space heater to supplement apartment heat

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Ask Altagracia: My electric fan heaters cost a fortune to run. How do I get the landlord to replace them?

… said If you conclude the heating is insufficient you can file a complaint with New York State Division of Housing and …

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |October 15, 2025 - 9:30AM

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New law aims to give NYC renters who served time a fair chance at housing

By Jennifer White Karp |October 14, 2025 - 10:30AM

This is a photograph of brightly painted fire escapes on historic brick buildings in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

The Search

NYC renters have filed hundreds of FARE Act complaints. Here’s what happens next

By Celia Young |October 6, 2025 - 12:30PM

Couple sitting on couch upset by loud neighbors

Roommates + Landlords

How to deal with excessive noise from a neighbor in a NYC apartment building

By Evelyn Battaglia |September 29, 2025 - 2:00PM

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Ask Altagracia: My landlord says there are too many people in my apartment. What are the rules about occupancy?

… members living with you This would not affect your monthly rent Grandparents parents kids whether there are 10 or 20 … Real Property Law section 235F Not only can you share your apartment with your immediate family you can also share with … mother and other family members stay with me What are the rules about occupancy … Rent … Ask Altagracia … tenants' …

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |September 24, 2025 - 9:30AM