Whitney Tilson wants to speed up development and make it easier for small landlords to evict non-paying tenants

… city agencies that regulate landlords the implementation of NYCs landmark climate law Local Law 97 and new construction … Assembly member  Michael Blake Tilson criticized the 2019 rent reforms and said that hed work with real estate … to evict tenants who stop paying and would not support a rent freeze All candidates answered a quick series of …

By Celia Young |March 31, 2025 - 9:30AM
Both landlords and tenant advocates criticize tentative housing deal in New York state budget

… including additional eviction protections for marketrate renters and a new development tax credit Governor Kathy … … The budget deal includes some protections for marketrate renters against eviction but advocates lambasted the policy … that limits how densely a developer can build housing in NYC though details on those two provisions are scant The …

By Celia Young |April 16, 2024 - 1:00PM
State of the state: Hochul’s multi-prong approach to tackling New York's housing crisis

… affordability crisis is building hundreds of thousands of homes … Hochuls plan to stop source of income discrimination … a press release from the governors office  The ability to act in real time to place a voucher holder into an … window to use their voucher meaning a slowdown in their search could cause their voucher to expire before they find …

By Celia Young |January 10, 2024 - 10:30AM
NYC launches program to help developers finance new affordable rental developments

… qualify for the program a projects affordable units must be rentstabilized for at least 30 years Rents need to be set at a level affordable to a New Yorker … use public resources according to the announcement And NYCs public resources have felt a crunch The expiration of …

By Celia Young |January 8, 2024 - 11:00AM