The City Council passed a bill Wednesday that enables tenants to report vacant apartments in their buildings to the city housing agency — with sponsors hoping to spur action on tens of thousands of empty units. Intro 195 allows tenants to report maintenance code issues to the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department via 311, […]
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How landlords open trap doors in New York’s tenant laws to jack up rents and escape state oversight.
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City Housing Officials Call Apartment Vacancies a ‘Distraction’ Amid Demands for More Oversight
Measures to require inspections and registration of tens of thousands of empty units got pushback from the Adams administration at a City Council hearing.
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The Number of Rent-Stabilized Apartments Registered in Ridgewood Plummeted. ‘Substantial Rehabilitations’ Could Help Explain Why.
Residents are worried about de facto deregulation in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood — thanks to limited enforcement of the largely voluntary systems landlords use to register rent-stabilized apartments.
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New Data Shows Where Rent-Stabilized Apartments Might Be Disappearing
Data from a housing nonprofit, obtained exclusively by THE CITY, shows where thousands of rent-stabilized units remain unaccounted for by the state.
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Apartments Vanish From New York’s Rent Regulation System and Questions Linger About How
Three years after a 2019 overhaul was supposed to stop landlords from removing most apartments from rent stabilization, thousands are left unaccounted for.
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Is Your Apartment Rent-Stabilized? How to Get Your Rent History in NYC
A record of your unit’s rental history from a state housing agency is the best place to start. Here’s how to get it.
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New State Numbers Show Slide in Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments
Housing officials say that landlords registered 38,000 vacant units so far this year, down from the 60,000 reported in 2021. Landlords are still pressing for an end to restrictions they say keep apartments offline.
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Tenants Urge State to Close the ‘Frankenstein Loophole’ That Landlords Use to Supersize Rents
Testimony and a new report highlight how rent-regulated apartments are disappearing thanks to creative combining of units. The state is weighing rule changes that aim to end the practice.
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In Near-Daily Protests, Tenants Demand a Stop to Rent-Stabilized Apartment Vacancies
Since THE CITY’s finding that last year some 89,000 rent-stabilized units were empty, tenants and elected officials have been taking to the streets.
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NYC Had 88,830 Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments Last Year, City Housing Agency Estimates
Roughly 1 in 10 rent-regulated apartments were vacant in 2021, Census survey data reveals — far more than the 61,000 vacancies landlords reported to the state.