Property tax relief a band-aid solution to bigger problem, says industry
New York landlords have welcomed the city’s first attempt at property tax relief as a step in the right direction. But they have said the
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Owners call on Cuomo to scrap RGB after it delivers another rent freeze
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) is calling on the State to scrap the city’s Rent Guidelines Board after it voted to freeze
Owners make case for raising rents
The Real Estate Board of New York is calling for a minimum of a 2.4 percent increase on rent stabilized rents, claiming that the coronavirus
Judge: Courts playing Frankenstein with decades of old rent laws
The high court last week moved to protect New York building owners from the “enormous liability” of rent overcharge claims dating back a decade. In
Landlords brace for rent day massacre
Braced for a deluge of rent defaults some 25,000 New York City landlords are asking Mayor Bill de Blasio for payment forgiveness on property tax
What do you see? Banning brokers fees ain’t law, experts argue
Tenants who paid a landlord broker fee in the past six months won’t be able to sue for the money back, according to the Department
Landlord groups predict spike in appeals as tax assessment values city at $1.3T
Landlord groups are disputing new city tax assessments that put the city’s property worth at $1.378 trillion. The Rent Stabilization Association says it expects a
Rent rules facing second lawsuit
A second lawsuit has been filed against New York’s Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA). The Building and Realty Institute (BRI) of Westchester and
City biz leaders blast commercial rent plan
The Real Estate Board of New York is rallying the city’s business leaders to fight a plan to impose commercial rent regulations on landlords. Councilmember
National groups throw weight behind New York rent control lawsuit
A group of national housing organizations are lining up in a show of support for the lawsuit by the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), the