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NYC Council eyes bills to protect tenants from illegal evictions | amNewYork

NYC Council is introducing bills to strengthen protections against illegal evictions, enhance tenants' rights, and manage temperature control for renters during summer.

They sued for their NYC apartment's security deposit. The landlord still hasn't returned it.

Tenants face significant challenges in recovering security deposits, leading many to drop their claims.

NYC Council eyes bills to protect tenants from illegal evictions | amNewYork

NYC Council is introducing bills to strengthen protections against illegal evictions, enhance tenants' rights, and manage temperature control for renters during summer.

They sued for their NYC apartment's security deposit. The landlord still hasn't returned it.

Tenants face significant challenges in recovering security deposits, leading many to drop their claims.
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Causa Justa closing after 22 years of tenant organizing in Oakland and SF

Causa Justa/Just Cause is closing due to operational challenges exacerbated by the pandemic, despite being financially stable.

I Want to Renovate My Rental. How Much Trouble Can I Get Into?

Tenants need landlord's permission for renovations, or risk penalties.
Unauthorized updates can violate lease terms, but courts may vary in rulings.
Renovations must comply with city codes to ensure habitability.
#housing-crisis

Renting vs. owning: What's fair for Californians?

California's housing crisis highlights the complexities of substituting rental options, which isn't as straightforward as traditional economics suggests.

Call for ban on rental property 'bidding wars'

Southwark Council seeks to ban exploitative bidding wars in rental markets to protect tenants amid high rental costs and a housing crisis.

LA Gentrification Fight Sees Tenants Push Back | KQED

Current tenants in Boyle Heights are fighting back against gentrification and have achieved victories despite rising rents and neighborhood changes.

Renting vs. owning: What's fair for Californians?

California's housing crisis highlights the complexities of substituting rental options, which isn't as straightforward as traditional economics suggests.

Call for ban on rental property 'bidding wars'

Southwark Council seeks to ban exploitative bidding wars in rental markets to protect tenants amid high rental costs and a housing crisis.

LA Gentrification Fight Sees Tenants Push Back | KQED

Current tenants in Boyle Heights are fighting back against gentrification and have achieved victories despite rising rents and neighborhood changes.
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#new-york

4 years, $60k in arrears:A portrait of housing court delays at their worst

The prolonged eviction process in New York highlights the legal challenges landlords face during and after the pandemic.

Your NY landlord is now required to tell you there are bedbugs in the building within 72 hours of discovery

New York law now requires landlords to notify renters of bedbug infestations within 72 hours, enhancing tenant protection.

4 years, $60k in arrears:A portrait of housing court delays at their worst

The prolonged eviction process in New York highlights the legal challenges landlords face during and after the pandemic.

Your NY landlord is now required to tell you there are bedbugs in the building within 72 hours of discovery

New York law now requires landlords to notify renters of bedbug infestations within 72 hours, enhancing tenant protection.
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#rent-strike

Lefferts Gardens Tenants Threaten Non-Payment Until Buildings is Fixed

Tenants at 22 Hawthorne Street are on a rent strike to protest lack of cooking gas and hot water.

Flatbush tenants demand action on hazardous housing violations, call for compensation * Brooklyn Paper

Tenants at 55 East 21st St. demand immediate action on hazardous housing violations affecting their health.

Lefferts Gardens Tenants Threaten Non-Payment Until Buildings is Fixed

Tenants at 22 Hawthorne Street are on a rent strike to protest lack of cooking gas and hot water.

Flatbush tenants demand action on hazardous housing violations, call for compensation * Brooklyn Paper

Tenants at 55 East 21st St. demand immediate action on hazardous housing violations affecting their health.
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#housing-policy

City Council OKs Bill That Eliminates Broker Fees For Most Tenants

The FARE Act aims to significantly reduce the financial burden on tenants by requiring landlords to pay the broker fee in rental transactions.

Berkeley could see among state's biggest changes in rent control if Prop. 33 passes

Proposition 33 could establish rent increases caps for older rentals and newly rented units in Berkeley if passed.

Ed Miliband pledges to end cold and draughty rented homes

New plans aim to improve energy efficiency standards in rented homes to combat fuel poverty.
Landlords must ensure homes meet at least EPC C by 2030 to protect vulnerable renters.

City Council OKs Bill That Eliminates Broker Fees For Most Tenants

The FARE Act aims to significantly reduce the financial burden on tenants by requiring landlords to pay the broker fee in rental transactions.

Berkeley could see among state's biggest changes in rent control if Prop. 33 passes

Proposition 33 could establish rent increases caps for older rentals and newly rented units in Berkeley if passed.

Ed Miliband pledges to end cold and draughty rented homes

New plans aim to improve energy efficiency standards in rented homes to combat fuel poverty.
Landlords must ensure homes meet at least EPC C by 2030 to protect vulnerable renters.
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#housing

4 Things Almost No One Considers When Deciding to Rent a House vs. an Apartment

Consider space vs. responsibilities when choosing between renting a house and an apartment.

State, city-elected officials & Brooklyn tenants rally to urge landlord to sell Cobble Hill apartment

Brooklyn tenants are rallying to urge their landlord to sell their building to avoid rent increases and evictions as affordable housing agreements expire.

4 Things Almost No One Considers When Deciding to Rent a House vs. an Apartment

Consider space vs. responsibilities when choosing between renting a house and an apartment.

State, city-elected officials & Brooklyn tenants rally to urge landlord to sell Cobble Hill apartment

Brooklyn tenants are rallying to urge their landlord to sell their building to avoid rent increases and evictions as affordable housing agreements expire.
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A Camera in the East Village, Capturing the Now and the Long Ago

Rent-stabilized apartments are crucial for fostering community and preserving New York's cultural identity.

Massive rent hikes, dodgy landlords unlike many MPs, I know what renting is like. We have to fix it | Chris Curtis

The rental sector in England needs urgent reform due to long-standing issues with landlords taking advantage of tenants.

How to Write a Lease Agreement: A 14-Step Guide to Writing a Lease

A lease agreement outlines tenant and landlord rights, responsibilities, and terms.
Writing a lease effectively requires clear property descriptions and utility responsibilities.

Video shows NYC building superintendent kicking tenant down stairs, beating him with wrench

A Manhattan building superintendent was arrested for violently attacking a tenant over a rent dispute, highlighting issues of safety in housing.

Landlords cry foul as more states seal eviction records

The expiration of pandemic-era tenant protections has led to soaring rents and significantly increased eviction filings in U.S. cities.
Recent laws in several states aim to provide tenants a fair shot at housing by sealing certain eviction records from public access.

Squatters evicted after years in vacant public housing units on Potrero Hill

Evictions at San Francisco's Terrace-Annex highlight the struggles of tenants as public housing is demolished amid a severe affordable housing crisis.

Your Rent May Go Up Because of Rising Insurance Rates | KQED

Higher insurance costs in California are impacting rent for tenants, with many landlords passing costs directly to renters.

Bay Ridge Families Celebrate Victory After Housing Scam

Twenty immigrant families saved from fraudulent landlord by AAFE, now on track to owning their homes.
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