How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment

a new tenant is found The reassuring news is that New York landlords have a duty to mitigate damages As such they must do everything possible to find another tenant at the same … Housing  a NYC tenants rights organization has a guide to what constitutes a reasonable or unreasonable refusal Their …

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

… rent last year after she was forced to make a tough choice paying rent or purchasing medication to manage her diabetes … 2024 The program partners with landlords who refer tenants that are behind on rent to housing nonprofits such … Community Partnership and Help USA which then help those tenants apply for public rental assistance  Landlords pay on …

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 apartments under legislation … of renters or wouldbebuyers that would need to agree to convert some newer large apartment buildings from rental to … bidding on a single or twofamily home but nonprofits land banks and community land trusts are exempt Funding for deed …

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

… tenants in New York City rely on federally funded vouchers to pay part of their rent But for the past two months those … Assistance Group NYLAG Payment delays are still going to show up on your rent ledger and its still going to be very …

By Celia Young |March 21, 2025 - 4:00PM
Zohran Mamdani wants more union-built housing and to expand rent stabilization in NYC

… Queens Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has ambitious plans for … at responding to housing complaints Mamdani is one of the many candidates running for NYC mayor As the race … affordability I also think that city government has a responsibility to deliver homes that are actually affordable …

By Celia Young |March 3, 2025 - 3:30PM
Brad Lander pitches homesharing and co-ownership for city workers to ease the housing crisis

… New York City Comptroller Brad Lander bought an apartment with his wife in the 1990s for $125000 That move … and largely lowincome tenantsarent freezing and arent using space heaters that can cause fires  Both NYCHA and HPD are in very …

By Celia Young |February 24, 2025 - 3:30PM