Mitchell Lama

Michael Blake wants to revamp how NYC determines eligibility for affordable housing

… a longtime metric that determines who qualifies for affordable housingand replacing it with a measure for the … it Brick Underground caught up with Blake last week to talk about how hed tackle housing if he were to become NYCs next … back NYCs shortterm rental restrictions and allowing small homeowners to rent out their properties for fewer than 30 …

By Celia Young |March 24, 2025 - 4:00PM

Neighborhood Intel

Scott Stringer wants to build ‘Mitchell-Lama 2.0’ and buy up deteriorating NYC buildings for housing

By Celia Young |March 10, 2025 - 3:45PM

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Improve

I swapped the gas stove in my Mitchell-Lama co-op for an electric one, but what did I gain?

By Celia Young |November 20, 2024 - 11:30AM

Buy Affordable Housing

Can you leave your Mitchell Lama apartment to someone in your will?

By Emily Myers |February 13, 2023 - 9:30AM

Affordable Housing

Section 8 rent assistance vouchers: A guide for New Yorkers

By Emily Myers |April 13, 2022 - 12:30PM

Sell

My co-op board set an unreasonable minimum sales price for apartments. What can I do?

Sponsored By Wagner, Berkow, and Brandt |June 22, 2021 - 12:30PM

Rent

Ask Sam: What happens when a rental building leaves the Mitchell-Lama program?

Sponsored By Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph LLP |September 25, 2019 - 10:00AM

Rent

Ask Sam: What changes to rent stabilization laws are possible in the upcoming year?

… the next year … Ending vacancy deregulation … Under the current policy if a tenant moves out of a rent stabilized … can raise the rent over the stabilization threshold currently $273375 by making substantial improvements to the … monthly rent increases would be reduced In addition the current 50 percent offset for landlords who receive J51 tax …

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