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Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, USA -March, 2024. New York Warehouse apartment block. Classic exterior metal fire escapes on or near Greenwich Street in New York City.
Co-ops
Does our NYC co-op board need to tell shareholders that we’re getting sued?
By Celia Young |December 4, 2024 - 12:30PM
Brick houses in Flushing, Queens
Buy
A decade-long deed theft saga ends with victims regaining their Brooklyn properties
By Jennifer White Karp |November 18, 2024 - 9:30AM
New York City old historic apartment building in the East Village of Manhattan, NYC with a clear blue sky background
Co-ops
NY state legislators propose bills to protect land-lease co-ops from land rent hikes

… New legislationspurred by a coop in crisis on Billionaires Rowwould protect a handful of … landlease coops in NYC and has also raised a debate over what kind of New Yorker deserves legal housing protections … …

By Celia Young |May 15, 2024 - 12:30PM
A gavel on a wooden desk.
Neighborhood Intel
3 legal battles could spell big changes for property taxes and housing vouchers in NYC
By Celia Young |March 20, 2024 - 1:20PM
The US Supreme court as seen on a cloudy day.
Affordable Housing
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear another challenge to NYC’s rent stabilization law

… that it already declined to hear an earlier challenge to NYCs Rent Stabilization Law in October Justice Clarence … can even inherit their lease New York has amended its rent laws over the years and expanded tenant protections in 2019 …   … Rent … Affordable Housing … Affordable Housing … lawsuits … rent laws … rent regulation … US Supreme Court …

By Celia Young |February 20, 2024 - 12:08PM
condo board brick underground
Troubleshooting
How does a condo board sue the sponsor for construction defects in NYC?
By Evelyn Battaglia |November 20, 2023 - 10:30AM
Brooklyn brownstone apartment buildings at sunset
Roommates + Landlords
I worked in NYC housing court for 20 years. Here are my 3 best tips for tenants squaring off against their landlords

… experience whether youre asking a judge to force your landlord to make repairs or worse facing eviction Its also a process New Yorkers arent usually … stabilized Renters also are also  legally protected from landlord harassment  for example withholding repairs or …

By Celia Young |June 30, 2023 - 11:52PM