Originally published May 2, 2023 via Brooklyn News 12 A group of Highbridge tenants currently on a rent strike say they aren’t giving up in their fight to get safer living conditions and have filed a lawsuit against their landlord. Tenants at 1230 Woodycrest Ave. claim that the landlord has not fixed overdue repairs in their apartments, such as collapsing walls […]
Originally published by Nia Clark | Spectrum News NY1, April 27, 2023 New York’s housing crisis has been a sore spot for many renters who find rent unaffordable. Rent prices could increase further for people occupying rent-stabilized apartments if the city’s Rent Guidelines Board votes to do so. “I have reported broken windows, unsanitary […]
Article and feature image by Tatyana Turner, Published April 19, 2023 That funding will go towards the New York City Continuum of Care (CoC) to address street homelessness, including the creation of a centralized “unit” to connect people with outreach teams and resources for finding shelter, healthcare and stable housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development […]
By Robbie Sequeira, BronxTimes.com. Originally posted on March 30, 2023. New York landlords face fines between $3,000 and $11,000 if they are found guilty of harassing their tenants in rent-controlled or rent-stabilized units. However, these protections aren’t extended to all tenants. Photo courtesy NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) Sign up for our […]
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After hundreds of tenants testified across the city about how rent increases are causing homelessness and displacement, the Rent Guidelines voted to increase rents by 1.5% for 1 year leases and 2.5% for 2 year leases. “As small as that 1.5% may appear, that adds up to money to where they are gonna have to […]
CASA Leader Carmen Vega-Rivera speaks out on the compounding permanent increases through Major Capital Improvements and the increases voted upon by the Rent Guidelines Board. “When you combine all that and then you add a one-year or two-year increase, you’re substantially impacting that family. I’m getting impacted. I worked my whole life as a professional,” said […]
Bronx tenants were out in force last night to tell the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) not to increase rents! For over 5 hours, tenant after tenant shared how pressures of displacement are forcing them out of their homes and lining the pockets of their landlords. Tenants shared how Major Capital Improvements (MCIs), Individual Apartment Improvements (IAIs), […]
Tenants at 1072 Woodycrest Ave have been living without gas since January and without reliable elevator service for years. Their landlord recently swapped out their gas stoves for electric ones and is fixing their elevator all because he has plans to apply for an MCI to make tenants pay more rent for services they didn’t […]