Council passes 17 bills to protect tenants from bad landlords
Last fall, the City Council introduced a package of 18 bills aimed at preventing tenants from being displaced due to aggressive tactics from landlords like
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Cuomo calls for Kushner probe after more tenant allegations surface
New York State investigators have piled onto the mounting tenant harassment probe into the Kushner Companies’ rent-regulated apartments. Lawsuits brought by the Housing Rights Initiative,
‘Worst landlord’ admits demolishing building with family inside
A Harlem landlord has admitted putting a family’s life in danger when he started ripping out walls and fire escapes in an effort to get
Steven Croman sentenced to one year in Rikers for theft, fraud
One of the cityʼs most notorious landlords has been jailed for a year in a rare move by State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to sound
City, state fine ICON Management $500,000 for ‘hazardous living conditions’
A city-state task force found that ICON did construction without permits and left tenants without heat or hot water.
Brooklyn landlord facing jail after bulldozing his tenants out of their homes
A Brooklyn landlord is facing a year in jail after being found guilty of forcing rent stabilized tenants out of his property by virtually bulldozing
AG puts owners on notice with year-long jail term for Croman
Rogue landlord Steve Croman has been jailed for one year and ordered to pay $5 million in fees after pleading guilty to tax fraud. Dubbed
City slammed for creating buyout boogeymen
Legal experts are warning New York City landlords to be afraid of strict new rules governing their right to make buyout offers to tenants. “Ronald
Bully tactics outlawed as city moves to protect tenants from harassment
Mayor Bill de Blasio last week signed into law three new measures to protect tenants from harassment from aggressive landlords. The new laws outlaw some