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Legislation: New Proposed DHCR Regulations
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A year and a half after the rent laws were amended in June 2011, the state's housing agency (DHCR) has proposed some new regulations to implement those changes.
Review the proposed changes, and testify on June 10th before a NYS Assembly hearing. Click on "read more" for details, and email RentRegulationComments@nyshcr.org to register.
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Posted by sue on Wednesday, April 24 @ 17:11:10 EDT (57 reads)
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Legislation: 2013 Legislation
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Pending Legislation Affecting Tenants
Click on "read more" below for many tenant bills that have been propsoed.
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Posted by sue on Wednesday, January 30 @ 17:39:44 EST (236 reads)
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Legislation: 2013 Bad Bill on J-51
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The State Senate and Assembly have both now passed last June's "Big Ugly" combination bill, S3230, that includes - J-51 Tax breaks for owners
- 421-A and other tax breaks for specific (wealthy) developers,
- BUT NO significant protections for tenants.
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Legislation: ML Co-operators Gain Victory in Highest Court
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The state's highest court ruled in favor of Mitchell-Lama co-op residents at East Midtown Plaza.
It ruled that offering shares in a for-profit corporation to replace the existing Mitchell-Lama not-for-profit corporation was a big difference - and gave the NYS Attorney General discretionary power to refuse the offering plan - and therefore the development's removal ("privatization") from Mitchell-Lama.
Thomson Reuters reports "East Midtown Plaza Housing Company had argued that its privatization plan did not include the "offer or sale of securities" required under the state Martin Act, which gives the attorney general broad regulatory powers over securities transactions. East Midtown Plaza operates a six-building, 746-unit complex between 1st and 2nd avenues and 23rd and 25th streets."
Click on "read more" for more details.
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Posted by sue on Tuesday, November 20 @ 16:51:08 EST (322 reads)
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Legislation: Dems Taking NYS Senate
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As a result of the 2012 elections, pro-tenant legislators might be taking the NYS Senate!
(Almost).
Click on "read more" below for details and links to news articles.
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Posted by sue on Sunday, November 11 @ 13:45:15 EST (339 reads)
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Legislation: 2012 Bills on Mitchell-Lamas and Rent Stabilized Apartments
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The NY State Legislature is in session and voting on tenant bills. Click on "read more" for links to and a summary of each bill. The bills with a * below were passed by the Assembly's Housing Committee on April 18, 2012 and are now on the floor of the Assembly and in the Senate's housing committee.
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Posted by sue on Thursday, May 03 @ 17:36:10 EDT (1329 reads)
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Legislation: Redistricting Affects Tenants
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Redistricting, done every 10 years, determines whether voters choose their politicians, or the politicians in fact choose their voters.
Go to Common Cause/NY's redistricting website for maps and more information.
Click on "read more" below for how this affects tenants.
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Posted by sue on Sunday, November 20 @ 01:12:15 EST (350 reads)
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Legislation: Rent CONTROL bill
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Rent Controlled tenants are rent regulated tenants who live in buildings constructed before 1947. Their rent increases are determined by the State's Homes & Community Renewal agency - at rates generally higher than those of rent stabilized tenants.
Come to a Tenants & Neighbors RALLY at the next "Maximum Base Rent" (MBR") hearing:- Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011
- 10 AM
- Spector Hall at 22 Reade Street
(between Broadway and Chambers Street just below City Hall in Manhattan
Learn about Assembly Member Rosenthal's bill, A 1892 and how Rent Controlled tenants can protect themselves.
Click here for a flyer. Click on "read more" below for more information.
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Posted by sue on Thursday, November 03 @ 13:46:02 EDT (353 reads)
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Legislation: No rent laws while tenants wait
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The NYS rent laws expired on June 15th. Until they are renewed, tenants are protected by their existing leases (or signed renewals) and the NYS Attorney General's office.
The Attorney General's website, http://nyshcr.org/ explains tenant rights during this period, and provides a hotline at (855) 391-4526, and at rentlaws2011@nyshcr.org.
In the meantime, take action to get stronger laws passed.
Click on "read more" to get the phone numbers to call.
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Posted by sue on Friday, June 17 @ 15:52:31 EDT (490 reads)
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Legislation: Albany Caucus Asks Gov to Repeal Vacancy Decontrol
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The NYS Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Legislative Caucus wrote a letter to Governor Cuomo urging him to repeal vacancy decontrol.
The letter emphasizes the particular effect vacancy destabilization has on communities of color throughout New York.
If your representative is on the list of signers (click on "read more" below), congratulate him or her!
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Posted by sue on Wednesday, April 13 @ 15:18:43 EDT (509 reads)
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