How NYC’s new rent reforms affect you even if you’re not a stabilized tenant: A blacklist ban, security deposit limit, & more

… New Yorks landmark rent reforms didnt go as far as extending protections to … statewide preventing their eviction as long as they were paying their rent and not being disruptive Such a move … half or more in some cases  Renters are often asked to pay upfront for additional months if they dont meet certain

By Emily Myers |December 24, 2019 - 10:00AM
New law says NY landlords cannot reject you for being on the 'tenant blacklist'—but they might try anyway

… other means Ellen Davidson a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society of NYC says the new law is a first attempt … Residential NYC says he is sympathetic to people who live in buildings with a lack of services or no heat where … of a case I have put people in buildings who have had legal issues who have had a bankruptcy even lawsuits with …

By Emily Myers |July 17, 2019 - 9:00AM
The Brick Underground Podcast: Your guide to the NYC tenant blacklist, and how to stay off of it

… On this months podcast we talked to attorney James Fishman of the firm Fishman … authority on the dreaded tenant blacklist Withholding rent is one of the primary methods New York tenants have for … compelling their landlords to make repairs but what many renters dont know is that being taken to housing court for …

By Nathan Tempey |February 1, 2018 - 9:00AM
Can we just get rid of the tenant blacklist altogether?

… sound a touch dramatic this particular aspect …   … of the New York housing world is really just as sinister as it … services rather than because you flaked on paying rent The end result is that anyone whos ever been brought … methods of protecting their rights such as withholding rent While theres been some movement to improve the …

By Virginia K. Smith |October 24, 2016 - 8:59AM
A new bill aims to take on the infamous "tenant blacklist"—but is it enough to help renters?

… Its no secret that the socalled tenant blacklist has been the bane … interview the person she spoke with checked the blacklist database then told her she no longer qualified for …

By Virginia K. Smith |August 19, 2016 - 1:45PM
What to do when you're subletting from a co-op's resident deadbeat

… Youd think paying your rent on time and in full would be enough to guarantee you a … spot in your apartment sans lawsuits but not necessarily a renter in a coop wrote to the New York Times this weekend about the delinquent apartment …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 17, 2014 - 12:20PM