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San Francisco
fromMission Local
1 week ago

After years of alleged neglect, their Mission building caught fire. Will suing help them return?

Long-term San Francisco tenants were displaced after repeated code violations and two fires rendered their building uninhabitable; tenants sued the landlord for repairs and compensation.
New York City
fromCity Limits
2 weeks ago

Pinnacle Tenants Demand City Intervene to Save Their Homes, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Tenants demand city-managed transfer or tenant-controlled ownership for 93 neglected, rent-stabilized Pinnacle buildings facing bankruptcy auction.
fromCity Limits
2 months ago

'No Heat' Complaints in NYC Apartments Hit New Highs Last Year. Here's How to Get Help

The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) responded to a record 161,773 unique heat and hot water problems in the 12 months that ended last June, according to the Mayor's Management Report released in mid-September. Heat and hot water violations were up 12 percent over the previous fiscal year, and 60 percent since 2016. Other housing code problems went up just 2 percent last fiscal year.
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