#housing-code-violations

#housing-code-violations

The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) took Cove Club Condominium to court last week, arguing that if a judge doesn't grant it access to the condo, it won't be able to install critical flood walls and underground drainage structures around Battery Park City that could help prevent Hurricane Sandy-esque damage in the future.

The Renters' Rights Act has been described as the 'biggest change to renting in history', with significant reforms such as banning 'no-fault' evictions and ending fixed-term tenancy contracts.

"This is the largest fine ever imposed on a landlord. It is a huge victory, especially as this is a professional landlord with eleven properties, which is typical of companies that rent out properties en masse."

"This administration has ground fair housing enforcement to a halt. Worse, they're picking and choosing which protected classes count."

"We're all over the place here - this meeting should be suspended. We should get our ducks in a row and come back here and do this properly. I mean it's like a circus - you're saying one thing, and then you're going back. You're kind of changing your answers."

The lawsuit claims that the portal tricks consumers into using agents affiliated with Zillow through its Flex and Premier Agent programs, resulting in inflated home purchase prices.

Good urbanism should transcend politics. Socialists and capitalists can walk the same neighborhood and agree it's a pleasant place to live. They can each appreciate the tree canopy, the corner café with people spilling onto the sidewalk, the mix of ages on bikes and on foot, the architectural details of older buildings, and so on.

"The landlord did not pay attention to this house whatsoever. We didn't even know we had a landlord."

How buildings are designed impacts people's lives every day. If every day you're living in a space where you can't use your home, that gnaws away at you.