Mitchell Lama

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

… member Michael Blake plans to tackle New York Citys housing crisis by ditching a longtime metric that determines who qualifies for affordable housingand replacing it with a measure for the … and said hed institute a tax on piedsàterre to fund property tax breaks for New York residents All candidates …

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

… in need are encouraged to apply for belowmarket rate apartments via NYCs housing lottery For those who are … was published in April 2021 Were presenting it again with updated information for April 2022 Uncertainty about … rental assistance programs including housing counseling and subsidized apartments Family SelfSufficiency is one HUD …

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?

… … Much depends on how the State Senate races turn out says Sam Himmelstein a lawyer who … end There are also proposals to tighten the definitions of what counts as an MCI or IAI Another possible reform to MCIs … sponsored Ask Sam Whats a Major Capital Improvement and does it really mean my landlord can raise the rent sponsored …