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New Law Would Crack Down on Tenant Harassment, Put Slumlords in Jail

Posted on May 24, 2017March 2, 2021 by Shannon Barbour

Renters, rejoice! A new bill meant to hold New York landlords criminally accountable for harassing tenants was introduced today by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. It’s…

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As Vote Looms, Tenants Ask Rent Guidelines Board to Give Them a Break

Posted on June 21, 2016March 26, 2021 by Karissa Gall

How many landlords does it take to change a lightbulb? Metropolitan Council on Housing volunteer Mary Crosby posed the rhetorical question to members of the…

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East Village Tenants Say ‘Enough Is Enough’ to Alleged Predatory Landlord

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Nicole Disser

Karen Platt has been channeling her frustrations through the satisfying scrape of chalk across concrete. After years of living with dust, noise, and health hazards…

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