rent laws

NYC apartment buildings on Bleecker Street in Manhattan

Ask Altagracia: Can my roommate and I challenge a non-renewal notice under Good Cause eviction law?

… Good Cause eviction law aims to protect some marketrate tenants by limiting rent increasesto 882 percent … a helpful guide answering the question of when a landlord can legally refuse to renew a lease Coops and condo …

Sponsored By Outerbridge Law P.C. |March 27, 2025 - 9:30AM

Building facades in New York in winter view from street

Affordable Housing

Delayed Section 8 payments could worsen discrimination against tenants, NYC attorneys warn

By Celia Young |March 21, 2025 - 4:00PM

New-York building facades with fire escape stairs

The Search

NYC defends broker fee law against 'unpersuasive' REBNY lawsuit in court

By Celia Young |February 28, 2025 - 3:30PM

Unionized workers rallying outside of Legal Services NYC’s Manhattan office at 40 Worth St. amid contract negotiations.

Neighborhood Intel

NYC housing attorneys rally as potential strike nears: ‘A fair contract is possible’

By Celia Young |February 26, 2025 - 11:00AM

A red brick Brooklyn multifamily apartment building

Roommates + Landlords

5 things NYC tenants need to know before going on a rent strike

… to get repairs restore a buildings heat or remedy other unsafe conditions For instance some tenants of a Flatbush … some Barber and Robinson both live at 1616 President St in Brooklyn The two plus a few of their neighbors have been on … rent Its not commonly used because it requires tenants to deposit the money their landlord claims they owe with …

By Celia Young |February 10, 2025 - 10:30AM

Colorful historic buildings on 4th Street in the East Village of Manhattan in New York City with empty blue sky background

Roommates + Landlords

How to tell if your NYC apartment building is protected by the new Good Cause eviction law

By Celia Young |December 26, 2024 - 9:30AM

Chi Ossé at the rally at the steps of City Hall before the Nov. 13th vote on the broker fee bill.

The Search

NYC broker fee bill becomes law without Adams’s signature

… New legislation shifting the burden of paying a broker fee to landlords became law on Friday and will take effect in midJune even without … public to inform New Yorkers about the new law In the past NYC renters have paid broker fees of 10 to 15 percent of the …