Tenant Organizing

Tenants protest conditions at 1072 Woodycrest Ave.

Bronx Times, June 5, 2018

Inquilinos alzan la voz por condiciones deplorables de vivienda

Telemundo, March 20, 2018

Walton Ave. tenants rally against rent increase

Bronx News 12, January 24, 2018

Esta hispana relata cómo es vivir en un edificio de uno de “los 10 peores caseros de Nueva York”

Univision, November 17, 2017

Defensora del Pueblo revela lista de “Peores Caseros” de NY (VIDEO)

Noticias 1 NY , November 14, 2017

Inquilinos se enfrentan a los peores caseros de NYC

El Diario, November 14, 2017

En El Bronx denuncian uso de excusa de mejoras en edificios para subir la renta

El Diario, November 13, 2017

Experts offer advice for tenants without home heating (VIDEO)

Bronx 12, November 9, 2017

Boom and Bust Have Gone, But ‘Predatory Equity’ Remains a Housing Threat, Say Advocates

CityLimits, July 6, 2017

Vecinos de edificio en El Bronx se quejan de que casero no repara el inmueble

Noticias 1 NY, May 24, 2017

Tenants at 1675 Grand Concourse rally against landlord

Bronx 12, May 24, 2017

Inquilinos piden que la Ciudad sea más estricta con los caseros

El Diario, April 3, 2017

Tenants Battling Bad Landlords Find Help From This Startup’s New App

DNA Info, March 21, 2017

City’s Response to Rat Urine Disease Has Bronx Tenants Frustrated, Scared

DNA Info, February 16, 2017

Rare Disease Strikes a Bronx Area All Too Familiar With Rats

NY Times, February 15, 2017

In Bronx, leptospirosis, disease spread by rat urine, kills 1, sickens 2, DOH says

AM New York, February 15, 2017

Bronx residents terrified after 1 killed, 2 sickened by rare infection caused by rat urine

Pix 11, February 15, 2017

Rodent-ridden Bronx building at center of urine plague becomes Health Department battleground

NY Daily News, February 15, 2017

Residents Complain of Rat-Infested Bronx Building Owned by 1 of NYC’s ‘Worst Landlords’

ABC 7, February 15, 2017

‘Listen, We Failed:’ Tenants Furious After Rare Infection Spread By Rat Urine Infects 3, Killing 1, In The Bronx

CBS 2, February 15, 2017

Tenants Lash Out During Emergency Meeting Over Rat Disease That Killed 1

NBC 4, February 15, 2017

Bacterial infection linked to rat urine in NYC

FOX 32, February 14, 2017

Concern Over Deadly ‘Leptospirosis’ In Bronx Building Where Rats ‘Run Rampant’

CBS 2, February 14, 2017

Bronx Landlord Blows Deadline to Restore Gas After 8 Months Without Service

DNA Info, February 10, 2017

Grand Concourse tenants going without gas since June

Bronx Times, December 8, 2016

Inquilinos denuncian falta de gas desde hace 5 meses

El Diario, November 28, 2016

Decenas de familias en El Bronx no tienen cómo preparar cena de Acción de Gracias porque no tiene servicio de gas

Univision, November 24, 2016

Residentes de edificio en El Bronx llevan seis meses sin gas

NY1 Noticias, November 23, 2016

Denuncian condiciones deplorables en apartamento de El Bronx

Television, November 23, 2016

Tenants without gas service ahead of Thanksgivings

Bronx 12, November 23, 2016

This Loophole Allows Landlords to Enact Massive Rent Increases

Village Voice, November 21, 2016

Highbridge tenants sue landlord over building conditions

Bronx 12, October 20, 2016

Aquí están los peores caseros de Nueva York

El Diario, October 13, 2016

New York City Sells Landlords’ Debts, but Buildings Fall Into Limbo, Critics Say

New York Times, October 6, 2016

888 Grand Concourse Goes into Receivership

Bronx Times, September 22, 2016

Tenants Demand Repairs at Bronx Building Run by City’s ‘Worst Landlord’

DNA Info, September 20, 2016

Gerard Ave. tenants demand better living conditions (Video)

Bronx News 12, September 19, 2016

Landlord dies in middle of foreclosed building repairs case

Bronx News 12, August 15, 2016

Tenants Confront Worst Bx. Landlord

Norwood News, July 27, 2016

Bronx tenants sue landlord who cut their gas, heat for months in attempt to ditch the rent-stabilized residents

NY Daily News, July 20, 2016

Inquilinos demandan a casero en Corte Suprema de El Bronx

El Diario, July 20, 2016

Inquilinos de El Bronx confrontan al llamado “peor casero de Nueva York”

Univision, July 13, 2016

Tenants force meeting with one of NYC’s ‘worst landlords’

Bronx News 12, July 13, 2016

City’s So-Called ‘Worst Landlord” Meets With Tenants

ABC, July 12, 2016

Incinerator Rats, ‘Predatory Equity,’ and Other Horror Stories From ‘NYC’s Worst Landlord’

Village Voice, July 12, 2016

Tenants: Punish Worst Bronx Slumlord

Norwood News, June 8, 2016

Tenants, Lawmakers Call Out NYC’s “Worst Landlords”

Pix 11 News, May 19, 2016

Grand Concourse tenants take landlord to court

Bronx 12 News, May 17, 2016

Conned on the Concourse/Engañados en el Concourse

Bronx Free Press, April 13, 2016

Bronx Tenants Suing Landlord Over ‘Unlivable’ Conditions

CBS, April 6, 2016

Worst Landlord Parkash Hit with 38 Tenant Lawsuits

The Real Deal, April 4, 2016

Landlord sued over deplorable conditions at 750 Grand Concourse

Bronx 12 News, April 4, 2016

38 residents of Bronx apartment building file suit against NYC’s ‘Worst Landlord’ for failing to address unlivable conditions

New York Daily News, April 4, 2016

Tenants of Rat Infested Grand Concourse Building Hold Rent Strike

DNAinfo, February 11, 2016

Huelga de Alquiler en El Bronx

Telemundo, February 2, 2016

South Bronx Tenants All Forced to Use Condom-Ridden Bathroom: Lawsuit

DNAinfo, January 29, 2016

Tenants: Worst landlord getting worse

Bronx 12 News, January 26, 2016

Disabled Bronx Woman Fights to Get Leaks Fixed

Bronx 12 News, October 26, 2015

Accused Landlord Ved Parkash Buys Two Bronx Rentals

The Real Deal, October 21, 2015

Worst Landlords in New York City, According to Tenant Rights’ Group

WPIX 11, August 18, 2015

This is How Landlords Eliminate Affordable Housing in the Bronx

Gothomist, August 18, 2015

Tenants Sue Landlord Over Rent Hikes

Bronx 12 News, August 11, 2015

Bronx Tenants Accuse Landlord of Illegal Rent Hikes, Designed to Force Them Out

Daily News, August 10, 2015

Landlords Keep Racking Up Violations Despite Being on ‘Worst Landlord’ List

CASA Leader Carmen Vega-Rivera is featured in this article, about her building’s fight to get repairs!
DNA Info, March 25, 2015

Univision on Our Tenant Organizing Work

January 30, 2015

Inquilinos de El Bronx sin calefacción en medio de frío invernal

El Diario, January 8, 2015

Landlords to Repay Over $1 Million in Fees

Ben Warren is featured in coverage of this historic settlement!
New York Times April 14, 2014

Wall Street’s Land Grab: Firms Amass Rental Empire, Ousting Tenants & Threatening New Housing Crisis

1511 Sheridan Ave tenant Ben Warren is featured in Democracy Now of this historic settlement!
Democracy Now April 10, 2014

Tenants of “3 Boro Pool” call for action on predatory equity

Housing advocates, tenants, and City Council members joined together at City Hall Tuesday to call on owners of foreclosed properties to improve living conditions in buildings
Daily News March 18, 2014

Tenants of 1505 Townsend in the Daily News!

Residents at 1505 Townsend Ave. filed a lawsuit calling on landlord Townsend Realty Estates to address 194 open violations.
Daily News February 27, 2014

Bronx 12 covers the struggle of tenants at 1505 Townsend!

Tenants at 1505 Townsend Ave. sue landlord over alleged housing violations
Bronx 12 February 26, 2014

A great piece on NBC about chronic heat and hot water complaints in the south Bronx!!

CASA Leader Carmen Vega-Rivera and CASA members Alfie and Maria talk eloquently about what it means to live without heat and the forces behind landlords’ ability to deny basic services.
NBC New York February 18, 2014

Tenants and Management Clash at Bronx Buildings in Foreclosure

CASA Organizer Sheila Garcia and CASA Member Ben Warren are featured in this article on disputes between tenants and landlords regarding the right to organize against predatory actions taken by landlords.
The New York World February 20, 2014