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

NYC apartment buildings on Bleecker Street in Manhattan

Affordable Housing

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

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

… challenging the citys new broker fee law in a court filing on Friday calling for the suit to be thrown out The city … broker are a significant barrier to moving or entering the rental market the citys court filing said The citys response … violates a brokers first amendment right to publish an open listingwhere multiple agents advertise an apartment …

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

… behind you So I would talk to other neighbors in the building But Good Cause doesnt apply to every marketrate tenant in NYC Roughly 61000 buildings are covered under the law … through the Department of Buildings website Head to the DOBs Building Information System and click the link that …

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

… legislation shifting the burden of paying a broker fee to landlords became law on Friday and will take effect in … 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 …

By Celia Young |December 16, 2024 - 3:00PM