Section 8 rent assistance vouchers: A guide for New Yorkers

Housing assistance is a lifeline to New Yorkers who are … Section 8 voucher holders You should know it is illegal for landlords and brokers to discriminate against a prospective … inspections involved and the fact that tenants arent being trusted with their money all play a part in the reluctance …

By Emily Myers |April 13, 2022 - 12:30PM
NY State budget has $25 billion for housing—here's where it will be spent

… burgeoning homelessness crisis  One contentious issuethe reauthorization of the 421a tax abatement for … capital improvements for NYCHA … The New York City Housing Authority  is home to roughly 1 in 15 New Yorkers across …

By Emily Myers |April 12, 2022 - 10:30AM
Private equity: The biggest NYC landlord you never heard of that’s raising rents

… Leader Chuck Schumer and New York City Comptroller Brad Lander joined a protest last summer against tenant … … Why officials say good cause legislation is needed … Lander recently emailed constituents to explain his support … tenant simply because they think someone else will pay more Lander writes Most dramatically it would limit rent …

By Jennifer White Karp |March 7, 2022 - 9:30AM