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What Happens Now?
With the rent laws expiring on June 15th, what will happen now?
Most Rent Stabilized tenants, and those Rent Controlled tenants who live outside NYC are affected by the rent law expiration.

Are you still potected? What can you do if your landlord seeks to evict you or steps up harassment?

For more info go here.

Easy Guide to J-51 Regulation
Are you impacted if your building received J-51 tax abatements and the landlord deregulated you? Tenant attorney Seth Miller has a quick check list.

How to Protect Yourself Against a Ruthless, Greedy Landlord
Tenant attorney Jeffrey McAdams and his 30 Strategies for Guarding Your Tenant Rights.

Lease Renewal Disputes: A Guide
How to renew your lease, and what to watch out for.

Complaining about a rent overcharge in New York City
NYC tenant attorney Kenneth B. Hawco discusses strategies for filing overcharge complaints. As expected, DHCR is the least favorite option.

Roommate Advice
NYC tenant attorney Lynn Armentrout on what you should know if you have a roommate or are thinking of getting one.

Negotiating with Your Landlord
What issues should you consider when negotiating with your landlord?

Jeffrey McAdams' Tenant Tips
Tenant attorney Jeffrey McAdams offers tenant tips on a wide range of issues. For archives go here. Most recent tips:
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Pols claim support for tenants, but really working for landlords and developers

Christine Quinn sold out to landlords & developers for her own ambition. Christinequinn.com

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Vito Lopez, made DHCR and Housing Court the landlord's best friend. VitoLopez.com

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Pedro Espada, on landlord's payroll and now indicted.PedroEspada.com

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Report: Olympics displaced more than 2 million in 20 years
Olympic Games have displaced more than 2 million people in the last 20 years, disproportionately affecting minorities such as the homeless, the poor and African-Americans, according to a new report. Download Full Report, Press Release and the Media Kit with Displacement Breakdown

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LES Residents Rally to Support Tenants and Oppose Eminent Domain Abuse
99 Orchard Street tenants, employees of Congee Village and LES residents send message to Tenement Museum that Eminent Domain is wrong and destabilizes neighborhoods!
See photos here
Museum Would Evict 15 Tenants
The State ESDC/Museum Scheme (PDF)
Legal Information/Resource Guide for Owners and Tenants affected by The World Trade Center Disaster
(also in Acrobat PDF format)
Those Darn Leases
Steinbrenner's a tenant... Yep -- and his Yankees got a sweetheart lease from Her Highness Rudy. So did the Mets. Here's the famous Lease Amendments (in Acrobat PDF).
DHCR Wipes Away Many Tenant Protections
With little notice, DHCR rewrote Rent Stabilization Code and Rent Control Regs making them a landlord dream!
Click here for the NEW Rent Stabilization Code
DHCR's Little Secret
DHCR sets 2002-03 MBR Hearing for Feb. 5, but leaves the announcement off its web site. Little details like a possible 10.5% MBR jump for Rent Controlled tenants.
Julie Lobbia Passes Away — Lobbia Memorial: Feb. 2nd —
The Voice Remembers Julie — More Tributes
Giuliani's Secret Report! -- A Report released by a NYC Judge shows NYC rents are out-of-control.
The Romea File! -- A Federal Appeals panel holds that the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) applies
to three-day demands for rent signed by landlord attorneys.
So you want to keep a pet, but the Lease says 'No'
Noisy Neighbors
Getting and Keeping Gas and Electricity
Heating Requirements
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
Illegal Eviction & Police Procedure
NYC Zoning Handbook
NYCHA Housing Spotlight — Is the New York City Housing Authority as corrupt as DHCR?
Judge Ramos, Landlord
NYC Code Enforcement system allows massive Landlord Fraud
History of the Tenant Movement in New York City, 1904-1984 — For those who still think tenant laws were no more than a reaction to post-WWII overcrowding.
Jacob Riis’ “How The Other Half Lives” — 1890 expose on NYC living conditions
Abbie Hoffman's classic Steal This Book – so our yuppy friends paying "market rents" can remember their roots when they were yippies. BTW, we stole this!

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