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Tenants protest conditions at 1072 Woodycrest Ave.<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx Times, June 5, 2018<\/p>\n

Inquilinos alzan la voz por condiciones deplorables de vivienda<\/a><\/h3>\n

Telemundo, March 20, 2018<\/p>\n

Walton Ave. tenants rally against rent increase<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx News 12, January 24, 2018<\/p>\n

Esta hispana relata c\u00f3mo es vivir en un edificio de uno de “los 10 peores caseros de Nueva York”<\/a><\/h3>\n

Univision, November 17, 2017<\/p>\n

Defensora del Pueblo revela lista de “Peores Caseros” de NY (VIDEO)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Noticias 1 NY , November 14, 2017<\/p>\n

Inquilinos se enfrentan a los peores caseros de NYC<\/a><\/h3>\n

El Diario, November 14, 2017<\/p>\n

En El Bronx denuncian uso de excusa de mejoras en edificios para subir la renta<\/a><\/h3>\n

El Diario, November 13, 2017<\/p>\n

Experts offer advice for tenants without home heating (VIDEO)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx 12, November 9, 2017<\/p>\n

Boom and Bust Have Gone, But \u2018Predatory Equity\u2019 Remains a Housing Threat, Say Advocates<\/a><\/h3>\n

CityLimits, July 6, 2017<\/p>\n

Vecinos de edificio en El Bronx se quejan de que casero no repara el inmueble<\/a><\/h3>\n

Noticias 1 NY, May 24, 2017<\/p>\n

Tenants at 1675 Grand Concourse rally against landlord<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx 12, May 24, 2017<\/p>\n

Inquilinos piden que la Ciudad sea m\u00e1s estricta con los caseros<\/a><\/h3>\n

El Diario, April 3, 2017<\/p>\n

Tenants Battling Bad Landlords Find Help From This Startup\u2019s New App<\/a><\/h3>\n

DNA Info, March 21, 2017<\/p>\n

City\u2019s Response to Rat Urine Disease Has Bronx Tenants Frustrated, Scared<\/a><\/h3>\n

DNA Info, February 16, 2017<\/p>\n

Rare Disease Strikes a Bronx Area All Too Familiar With Rats<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY Times, February 15, 2017<\/p>\n

In Bronx, leptospirosis, disease spread by rat urine, kills 1, sickens 2, DOH says<\/a><\/h3>\n

AM New York, February 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Bronx residents terrified after 1 killed, 2 sickened by rare infection caused by rat urine<\/a><\/h3>\n

Pix 11, February 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Rodent-ridden Bronx building at center of urine plague becomes Health Department battleground<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY Daily News, February 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Residents Complain of Rat-Infested Bronx Building Owned by 1 of NYC\u2019s \u2018Worst Landlords\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n

ABC 7, February 15, 2017<\/p>\n

\u2018Listen, We Failed:\u2019 Tenants Furious After Rare Infection Spread By Rat Urine Infects 3, Killing 1, In The Bronx<\/a><\/h3>\n

CBS 2, February 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Tenants Lash Out During Emergency Meeting Over Rat Disease That Killed 1<\/a><\/h3>\n

NBC 4, February 15, 2017<\/p>\n

Bacterial infection linked to rat urine in NYC<\/a><\/h3>\n

FOX 32, February 14, 2017<\/p>\n

Concern Over Deadly \u2018Leptospirosis\u2019 In Bronx Building Where Rats \u2018Run Rampant\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n

CBS 2, February 14, 2017<\/p>\n

Bronx Landlord Blows Deadline to Restore Gas After 8 Months Without Service<\/a><\/h3>\n

DNA Info, February 10, 2017<\/p>\n

Grand Concourse tenants going without gas since June<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx Times, December 8, 2016<\/p>\n

Inquilinos denuncian falta de gas desde hace 5 meses<\/a><\/h3>\n

El Diario, November 28, 2016<\/p>\n

Decenas de familias en El Bronx no tienen c\u00f3mo preparar cena de Acci\u00f3n de Gracias porque no tiene servicio de gas<\/a><\/h3>\n

Univision, November 24, 2016<\/p>\n

Residentes de edificio en El Bronx llevan seis meses sin gas<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY1 Noticias, November 23, 2016<\/p>\n

Denuncian condiciones deplorables en apartamento de El Bronx<\/a><\/h3>\n

Television, November 23, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants without gas service ahead of Thanksgivings<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx 12, November 23, 2016<\/p>\n

This Loophole Allows Landlords to Enact Massive Rent Increases<\/a><\/h3>\n

Village Voice, November 21, 2016<\/p>\n

Highbridge tenants sue landlord over building conditions<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx 12, October 20, 2016<\/p>\n

Aqu\u00ed est\u00e1n los peores caseros de Nueva York<\/a><\/h3>\n

El Diario, October 13, 2016<\/p>\n

New York City Sells Landlords\u2019 Debts, but Buildings Fall Into Limbo, Critics Say<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York Times, October 6, 2016<\/p>\n

888 Grand Concourse Goes into Receivership<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx Times, September 22, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants Demand Repairs at Bronx Building Run by City\u2019s \u2018Worst Landlord\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n

DNA Info, September 20, 2016<\/p>\n

Gerard Ave. tenants demand better living conditions (Video)<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx News 12, September 19, 2016<\/p>\n

Landlord dies in middle of foreclosed building repairs case<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx News 12, August 15, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants Confront Worst Bx. Landlord<\/a><\/h3>\n

Norwood News, July 27, 2016<\/p>\n

Bronx tenants sue landlord who cut their gas, heat for months in attempt to ditch the rent-stabilized residents<\/a><\/h3>\n

NY Daily News, July 20, 2016<\/p>\n

Inquilinos demandan a casero en Corte Suprema de El Bronx<\/a><\/h3>\n

El Diario, July 20, 2016<\/p>\n

Inquilinos de El Bronx confrontan al llamado \u201cpeor casero de Nueva York\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n

Univision, July 13, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants force meeting with one of NYC\u2019s \u2018worst landlords\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx News 12, July 13, 2016<\/p>\n

City\u2019s So-Called \u2018Worst Landlord\u201d Meets With Tenants<\/a><\/h3>\n

ABC, July 12, 2016<\/p>\n

Incinerator Rats, \u2018Predatory Equity,\u2019 and Other Horror Stories From \u2018NYC\u2019s Worst Landlord\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n

Village Voice, July 12, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants: Punish Worst Bronx Slumlord<\/a><\/h3>\n

Norwood News, June 8, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants, Lawmakers Call Out NYC\u2019s \u201cWorst Landlords\u201d<\/a><\/h3>\n

Pix 11 News, May 19, 2016<\/p>\n

Grand Concourse tenants take landlord to court<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx 12 News, May 17, 2016<\/p>\n

Conned on the Concourse\/Enga\u00f1ados en el Concourse<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx Free Press, April 13, 2016<\/p>\n

Bronx Tenants Suing Landlord Over \u2018Unlivable\u2019 Conditions<\/a><\/h3>\n

CBS, April 6, 2016<\/p>\n

Worst Landlord Parkash Hit with 38 Tenant Lawsuits<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Real Deal, April 4, 2016<\/p>\n

Landlord sued over deplorable conditions at 750 Grand Concourse<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx 12 News, April 4, 2016<\/p>\n

38 residents of Bronx apartment building file suit against NYC\u2019s \u2018Worst Landlord\u2019 for failing to address unlivable conditions<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York Daily News, April 4, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants of Rat Infested Grand Concourse Building Hold Rent Strike<\/a><\/h3>\n

DNAinfo, February 11, 2016<\/p>\n

Huelga de Alquiler en El Bronx<\/a><\/h3>\n

Telemundo, February 2, 2016<\/p>\n

South Bronx Tenants All Forced to Use Condom-Ridden Bathroom: Lawsuit<\/a><\/h3>\n

DNAinfo, January 29, 2016<\/p>\n

Tenants: Worst landlord getting worse<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx 12 News, January 26, 2016<\/p>\n

Disabled Bronx Woman Fights to Get Leaks Fixed<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx 12 News, October 26, 2015<\/p>\n

Accused Landlord Ved Parkash Buys Two Bronx Rentals<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Real Deal, October 21, 2015<\/p>\n

Worst Landlords in New York City, According to Tenant Rights\u2019 Group<\/a><\/h3>\n

WPIX 11, August 18, 2015<\/p>\n

This is How Landlords Eliminate Affordable Housing in the Bronx<\/a><\/h3>\n

Gothomist, August 18, 2015<\/p>\n

Tenants Sue Landlord Over Rent Hikes<\/a><\/h3>\n

Bronx 12 News, August 11, 2015<\/p>\n

Bronx Tenants Accuse Landlord of Illegal Rent Hikes, Designed to Force Them Out<\/a><\/h3>\n

Daily News, August 10, 2015<\/p>\n

Landlords Keep Racking Up Violations Despite Being on \u2018Worst Landlord\u2019 List<\/a><\/h3>\n

CASA Leader Carmen Vega-Rivera is featured in this article, about her building\u2019s fight to get repairs!
\nDNA Info, March 25, 2015<\/p>\n

Univision on Our Tenant Organizing Work<\/a><\/h3>\n

January 30, 2015<\/p>\n

Inquilinos de El Bronx sin calefacci\u00f3n en medio de fr\u00edo invernal<\/a><\/h3>\n

El Diario, January 8, 2015<\/p>\n

Landlords to Repay Over $1 Million in Fees<\/a><\/h3>\n

Ben Warren is featured in coverage of this historic settlement!
\nNew York Times April 14, 2014<\/p>\n

Wall Street\u2019s Land Grab: Firms Amass Rental Empire, Ousting Tenants & Threatening New Housing Crisis<\/a><\/h3>\n

1511 Sheridan Ave tenant Ben Warren is featured in Democracy Now of this historic settlement!
\nDemocracy Now April 10, 2014<\/p>\n

Tenants of \u201c3 Boro Pool\u201d call for action on predatory equity<\/a><\/h3>\n

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
\nDaily News March 18, 2014<\/p>\n

Tenants of 1505 Townsend in the Daily News!<\/a><\/h3>\n

Residents at 1505 Townsend Ave. filed a lawsuit calling on landlord Townsend Realty Estates to address 194 open violations.
\nDaily News February 27, 2014<\/p>\n

Bronx 12 covers the struggle of tenants at 1505 Townsend!<\/a><\/h3>\n

Tenants at 1505 Townsend Ave. sue landlord over alleged housing violations
\nBronx 12 February 26, 2014<\/p>\n

A great piece on NBC about chronic heat and hot water complaints in the south Bronx!!<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\u2019 ability to deny basic services.
\nNBC New York February 18, 2014<\/p>\n

Tenants and Management Clash at Bronx Buildings in Foreclosure<\/a><\/h3>\n

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.
\nThe New York World February 20, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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