How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment

… When you sign a lease for a New York City rental apartment its essential to understand … your security deposit or even worse having to pay the rent each month until a new tenant is found The reassuring …

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
Rental assistance program helps NYC tenants pay back $1 million in arrears, avoid eviction

… native Shaisha fell thousands of dollars behind on her rent last year after she was forced to make a tough choice paying rent or purchasing medication to manage her diabetes Her … dont know what I wouldve done Shaisha is one of roughly 800 New Yorkers that Home 4 Good has helped avoid eviction since …

By Celia Young |June 5, 2025 - 11:30AM
New York state budget greenlights more condo conversions, new housing vouchers, but no down payment assistance

… Some New York City renters could gain a path to buying their … under legislation passed in the whopping $254 billion New York state budget last month The budget lowers the number of renters or wouldbebuyers that would need to agree to convert …

By Celia Young |May 22, 2025 - 10:30AM
Delayed Section 8 payments could worsen discrimination against tenants, NYC attorneys warn

… Thousands of lowincome tenants in New York City rely on federally funded vouchers to pay part of their rent But for the past two months … be evicted solely because a public housing authoritythe body that distributes the subsidy like NYCHAdidnt pay its …

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