tenants' rights

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Roommates + Landlords
Can we just get rid of the tenant blacklist altogether?
By Virginia K. Smith |October 24, 2016 - 8:59AM
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Rent
Have you been overcharged on rent? Head to the Brooklyn Library this week for tips on how to fight back
By Virginia K. Smith |October 18, 2016 - 2:59PM
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Rent
The Fair Housing Act protects non-English speakers, HUD has clarified

…  to discriminate against residents who speak limited to no English CityLab reports The Fair Housing Act already protects renters and buyers from discrimination based on race color religion sex … to speak English should never be a reason to be denied a home Gustavo Velasquez HUD assistant secretary for fair …

By Virginia K. Smith |September 27, 2016 - 3:59PM
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Troubleshooting
New bill would guarantee New Yorkers an attorney in eviction cases
By Virginia K. Smith |September 21, 2016 - 2:59PM
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Troubleshooting
5 reasons that 40-square-foot Williamsburg apartment is almost certainly illegal
By Virginia K. Smith |September 21, 2016 - 12:59PM
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Troubleshooting
What happens to tenants when Con Ed turns the gas off?
By Alanna Schubach |September 21, 2016 - 8:59AM
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Troubleshooting
A Queens landlord faces huge fines for failing to accommodate a disabled tenant
By Virginia K. Smith |September 16, 2016 - 1:45PM
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Live
The Brick Underground Podcast Episode 7: Tenants unite in downtown Manhattan to face their landlord
By Alanna Schubach |August 24, 2016 - 12:59PM
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Troubleshooting
Why you don't need to freak out about that new landlord "spy tool"—yet
By Virginia K. Smith |June 16, 2016 - 1:59PM
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Live
The Brick Underground Podcast Episode 6: Meet the renter's rights lawyer
By S. Jhoanna Robledo |June 16, 2016 - 8:59AM