The renewal of the city's rent laws will be a major issue for debate in the 2015 New York State legislative session. The rent laws are controlled by the state Senate, which is currently in Republican hands. Democrats from New York City will try...
A recent fire in a Brooklyn apartment building claimed the life of a tenant and injured 16 others. According to the FDNY, the apartment had been illegally divided into cramped, dangerous living spaces.
Recently, an owner took a street-side Christmas tree vendor to court, after the vendor set up shop outside of his residential building. The owner had received complaints from residents in his building.
The state's highest court recently ruled that rent-stabilized tenants can file class-action lawsuits against their landlords to recover rent overcharges. Owners had argued that because the rent stabilization law allows tenants to receive...
The de Blasio administration recently filed its first lawsuit against apartments operating as illegal hotels. The city has been granted a preliminary injunction against the owners of two residential buildings in Manhattan, where investigators claim...
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman recently announced an agreement that requires an unlicensed tenant relocator to cease all operations. The agreement was secured following an investigation that revealed the tenant relocating company and...
A new Web app called Heat Seek NYC, which tracks ambient temperatures inside apartments with an Internet-connected sensor, is designed to be used by New York renters. Its creators are collaborating with two not-for-profit groups to launch the...
After Superstorm Sandy, you or your tenants may have obtained a backup generator for your building. Generators offer the convenience of using our everyday devices despite a prolonged power outage. They can even be life-saving in the case of hospitals or elderly persons who depend on oxygen...
The City Council recently approved a bill that would create an online public registry of landlords who bully tenants. Illegal tactics used to force out tenants can be as simple as falsely accusing residents of not paying rent and as elaborate as...
Recently, a falling air conditioner hit a Manhattan woman walking on the sidewalk, splitting open part of her leg, cutting her elbow, and scraping and bruising her arm. She was walking with her boyfriend when she said something hit her on the head...
The Article 8A Loan Program run by HPD provides rehabilitation loans to correct substandard or unsanitary conditions and to prolong the useful life of multiple dwellings in New York City. Rehabilitation is generally limited to the upgrading or...
The growing social networking site, LandlordsNY, is giving New York owners and managers free access to a variety of tools, resources, and services, including the ability to send questions to top industry experts, search for and get quotes from qualified vendors, and share information and advice...
