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Tenant protections, rent stabilization, and housing court news

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Tenant RightsCity Limits

Mamdani Sits Down With Tenants at Bronx ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearing, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

“These are conversations that will deliver dignity to New Yorkers by getting those leaks fixed, by restoring that heat, by putting an end to the kinds of unaffordable fees that we have come to accept on a daily basis, and by actually holding landlords accountable,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said. The pos

1mo agoby Patrick Spauster
Tenant RightsSouth Side Weekly

The Exchange: ATLAS COMPLEX

The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours. The post The Exchange: ATLAS COMPLEX appeared first on South Side Weekly.

1mo agoby theMIND
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Tenant RightsStreetEasy

Buying a co-op in NYC: A guide for first-time buyers

Key takeaways: New York City real estate has always been, well…avant-garde. It invented or popularized concepts like rent control and rent stabilization, subletting, and home clubs. These evolved into cooperative buildings, or "co-ops." When you buy a co-op, you don't actually own the physical space

1mo agoby Deirdre Sullivan
Tenant RightsKnock LA

One of the Last Mutual Aid Operations From the 2025 LA Fire Recovery Shuts Down

The Community Solidarity Projects team and volunteers pose for a photo during a distribution at the Free 99. (Photo: Mykle Parker) The Free 99, a free store located in an abandoned 99 Cents Store building in Miracle Mile, has shut down its operations after one year of mutual aid work. On Thursday, F

1mo agoby Rosalind Jones
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Tenant RightsCity Limits

NYCHA Residents Say Nearby Industrial Site is Covering Their Homes in Dust

"It’s covering cars. It’s clogging air conditioners," said Kimberly Comes, a tenant at NYCHA’s Redfern Houses. She and neighbors hope to close the construction debris recycling facility across the street, citing a 2023 state law meant to address the concentration of industrial sites in low-income co

1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Tenant RightsKnock LA

Home Depot Boycott Coalition Demands an End to Attacks on Day Laborer Centers

Protesters gather with signs outside the Cypress Park Home Depot (Photo: Joma Geneciran) On Sunday, February 22, community members rallied at three Home Depots across Los Angeles County in a protest demanding an end to violence against immigrants and jornaleros (day laborers) on Home Depot prop

1mo agoby Rosalind Jones
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Tenant RightsCity Limits

New State Housing Vouchers Will Serve About 1,000 NYC Households. Lawmakers Say It’s Not Enough

A new rental assistance program launching this week will help some low income households afford rent. But its reach is far smaller than advocates hoped, and isn’t keeping up with the need, they say. The post New State Housing Vouchers Will Serve About 1,000 NYC Households. Lawmakers Say It’s Not Eno

1mo agoby Patrick Spauster
Tenant RightsCity Limits

City to Relocate ‘Front Door’ of the Men’s Shelter System, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

For decades, the 30th Street Shelter near Bellevue Hospital has been the main entry point for men and adult families entering the city's homeless shelters. Officials will close it this spring, and advocates worry the change will sow "confusion and additional hardship" for people in need. The post Ci

1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Tenant RightsCity Limits

Outgoing Social Services Commissioner Wants City To Stay ‘Proactive’

"So many of these issues are interrelated, but so often treated as existing in silos,” says Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, who departs this week after three years at the agency’s helm. “Homelessness is, in and of itself, destabilizing and traumatizing." The post Outgoin

1mo agoby Patrick Spauster
Tenant RightsGothamist

Father and son charged in Queens arson after eviction dispute, feds say

Surveillance footage from the print shop. The criminal complaint says that a day before the fire, their print shop filed an emergency application to avoid eviction, but it was denied by a judge. [ more › ]

1mo agoby Ben Feuerherd
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Tenant RightsCity Limits

Opinion: Washington Heights is Being Gentrified. Here’s How Mayor Mamdani Can Help.

"When affordability is treated as a real, immediate need, these policies can do more than just manage displacement. They can help communities stay rooted in places like Washington Heights." The post Opinion: Washington Heights is Being Gentrified. Here’s How Mayor Mamdani Can Help. appeared first on

1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Tenant RightsSouth Side Weekly

The Exchange: Musings

The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours. The post The Exchange: Musings appeared first on South Side Weekly.

1mo agoby Justin Dismuke
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Tenant RightsKnock LA

Armenians of Los Angeles Reflect on the Ethnic Cleansing of Artsakh

Khachkars on the edge of North-South Highway in Artsakh. (Photo: WikiCommons) Los Angeles is home to one of the largest Armenian diasporas in the world, with over 200,000 Armenian residents. Since September 2023, many Armenians in the diaspora have been deeply affected by the recent theft and ethnic

1mo agoby Mohammed Ahmad
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Tenant RightsKnock LA

One Year of the Community Self Defense Coalition

An organizer reflects on the lessons learned and the challenges ahead for LA’s community self defense networks. The post One Year of the Community Self Defense Coalition appeared first on Knock LA.

1mo agoby Rosalind Jones
Tenant RightsKnock LA

One Year of the Community Self Defense Coalition

Ron Gochez from Union del Barrio speaks at a press conference for the CSDC in front of Metropolitan Detention Center on July 7, 2025. (photo: Rosalind Jones | Knock LA) One year ago, with the country reeling from Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, Los Angeles community organizations sprang in

1mo agoby Rosalind Jones
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Tenant RightsKnock LA

Landlords Fail to Protect Victim of Anti-Palestinian Harassment

A Palestinian-American resident of Los Angeles has experienced a barrage of discrimination and harassment from fellow tenants and employees at his apartment complex. The post Landlords Fail to Protect Victim of Anti-Palestinian Harassment appeared first on Knock LA.

2mo agoby Farah Abouzeid
Tenant RightsKnock LA

Landlords Fail to Protect Victim of Anti-Palestinian Harassment

Many residents of Los Angeles and throughout the world display the Palestinian flag as an act of solidarity during the ongoing genocide. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Incidents of Anti-Palestinian harassment are frequently unaddressed by landlords and employers. In an apartment complex in Los Angeles,

2mo agoby Farah Abouzeid
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