80/20

What exactly is the 'AMI' that's used to determine affordable housing rents?

By Celia Young |October 22, 2024 - 9:30AM

… a lawyer who represents residential and commercial tenants tenant associations and coop shareholders Developers … percent of the apartments in their building for lowincome renters There are different types of abatements One is 421a which requires …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |February 20, 2019 - 10:00AM

Rent

Ask Sam: How much can the rent increase by in 80/20 buildings?

… a lawyer who represents residential and commercial tenants and tenant associations Under the citys 8020 housing … percent of the apartments in their buildings for lowincome renters Most of these buildings are part of the federal Low … Ronald Languedoc a partner with HMGDJ Law There are different rules in place depending on which tax incentives the …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |November 21, 2018 - 10:00AM

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Can I work from my 80/20 apartment—and claim it on my taxes?

By Alanna Schubach |October 22, 2018 - 10:00AM

Sell

2017 real estate forecast: The Trump effect, concessions-mania, Bronx hype, the battle for the BQX, and more

… 2016 was a wild ride to put it gently And lets rip this BandAid now 2017 isnt … code word softening at the top of the luxury sales and rental markets while everyone in more downtoearth price … reports which reflect deals that happened in 2016 will show a decline says Rosenblatt But I think the correction …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 2, 2017 - 11:55AM

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Ask Sam: I found out my apartment is supposed to have a dishwasher. Can I get reimbursed for rent overcharges?

… landlord to install a new dishwasher or at least get your rent reduced until they do dont expect to collect back rent for the years youve spent doing dishes by hand says … a lawyer who represents residential and commercial tenants and tenant associations For starters the statute of …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |December 15, 2016 - 1:59PM

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Ask Sam: Can my 80/20 building shut its subsidized tenants out of the new laundry room?

… it should not be legal for the landlord to allow some tenants but not others access to the buildings amenities … of Services complaint with the DHCR See all Ask a Renters Rights Lawyer Sam Himmelstein Esq represents … and tenant associations in disputes over evictions rent increases rental conversions rent stabilization …

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |November 3, 2016 - 2:30PM

Affordable Housing

Here's how incomes—and rents—are REALLY calculated in NYC's affordable housing

… for a spot in one of the citys rare affordable 8020 rentals often when you look into a buildings income … for taking on lowincome renters or offer up stabilized apartments to wealthier renters able to pay much higher … weeks so that would have made the rent around 52 percent of my takehome paya whole paycheck and then some If shed been …