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News Archive for "Housing"

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LAS Decries Vote to Increase Rent for Vulnerable New Yorkers

For the third straight year, the Rent Guidelines Board voted to increase rents for residents of stabilized apartments, lofts, and hotels.

Op-Ed: Rent Guidelines Board Must Be Reformed, Keep Rents Down

Legal Aid's Adriene Holder and Community Service Society's David R. Jones are demanding a freeze on rent for tenants in rent-stabilized units.

New Law Seeks to Improve Building Safety, Landlord Accountability

The proposed legislation comes in response to the partial collapse of 1915 Billingsley Terrace in the Bronx.

LAS Files Suit To Oust Deadbeat Landlord

The landlord, Food First, has a long history of neglect, allowing building conditions to become dangerous to the life, health, and safety of the tenants who live there.

LAS Sues Over Severely Neglected Bronx Buildings with Over 600 Violations

Violations include leaks, elevator outages, a lack of heat and hot water, a vermin infestation, and other severe conditions across two buildings.

Tenants, Electeds Call on Maimonides Hospital to Stop Mass Evictions

The hospital plans to move forward with the evictions of up to 60 families.

LAS Announces Deal to Preserve New York City’s Right to Shelter Laws

After months of negotiation, the settlement preserves the Right to Shelter for single adults and will eliminate backlogs of new arrivals who are reapplying for shelter.

LAS Secures Settlement Ensuring Access to Critical Rental Vouchers

The settlement will provide relief to thousands of low-income New York families at risk of eviction and homelessness.

LAS Sues One of NYC’s Worst Landlords Over Stolen Security Deposits

Nearly 40 tenants across five buildings in East Harlem announced a lawsuit against their landlord, Isaac Kaissirer and his firm Emerald Equities.

LAS Defeats Final Challenges to Rent Stabilization, Reforms

In a victory for New York tenants, a judge rejected two outstanding appeals brought by unscrupulous landlords.