rent laws

This is a photograph of spring flowers blooming beside residential buildings in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.
Roommates + Landlords
Should you get a smaller rent increase under Good Cause? A new tool helps you figure it out
By Celia Young |April 24, 2025 - 2:30PM
Building facades in New York in winter view from street
Affordable Housing
Delayed Section 8 payments could worsen discrimination against tenants, NYC attorneys warn

… City rely on federally funded vouchers to pay part of their rent But for the past two months those subsidies were … over a proposed federal funding freeze The New York City Housing Authoritywhich administers the largest Section 8 … It may lead to even more landlords being apprehensive about renting to tenants that have Section 8 vouchers Its illegal …

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
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

… sign off Adams declined to sign the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses FARE Act within a 30day window after … to inform New Yorkers about the new law In the past NYC renters have paid broker fees of 10 to 15 percent of the … High fees for  rentstabilized units some of the citys most affordable apartmentsparticularly frustrated renters The …

By Celia Young |December 16, 2024 - 3:00PM
Seven NYC mayoral hopefuls gathered at a forum on housing at Fordham University School of Law on Saturday, Dec. 7th. 
The Market
NYC mayoral hopefuls want a rent freeze, but tenants may have to wait until 2026

… tenants would see their rent frozen before October 2026 Rent increases at Gothams rentstabilized apartments are … be able to appoint anyone until they take charge in January 2026  Were still a ways out in terms of any immediate relief … Whoever wins the mayoral race will be sworn in on Jan 1st 2026 and could appoint new RGB members to push through a …

By Celia Young |December 10, 2024 - 5:00PM
A street view of apartment buildings with the Empire State Building in the background at the High Line
The Market
New law requires NY landlords to notify tenants of bed bugs within 72 hours
By Celia Young |November 26, 2024 - 2:30PM