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«These tenants need services and top quality services for the money that they pay for rent and I want the Attorney General to look at this,» said State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who has fought against landlords in Washington Heights in the past.

Among the proposed laws is a bill that would create a «rebuttable presumption,» which would mean a tenant would not have to prove intent in order to bring a harassment claim against a landlord in court.

In a suit by the stepson against the landlord, the stepson probably can apply the ruling in the stepfather's case against the landlord in a binding way by collateral estoppel, although the landlord probably can't hold the stepson to rulings made against the stepfather in the same suit.

Therefore, on December 15, 2011, the plaintiff commenced an action against his landlord in the Superior Court of Justice for negligence and for failure to follow its duties under the Occupier's Liability Act.

However, the Housing Group found a pattern of discrimination by the Landlord and so filed a lawsuit with the Tenant against the Landlord in 2003, alleging discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, and disability in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act («Act»).

Not exact matches

This became painfully clear in 1996 when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the Alaska Supreme Court's Swanner decision, which held that the state's interest in preventing discrimination against unmarried heterosexual couples is sufficiently great that it trumps the objections of landlords who believe they are forbidden by God to permit «fornication» on their property.

In many instances Pulayas traveled great distances to reach missionaries, seeking active intervention in a particular case or redress of grievances against the landlordIn many instances Pulayas traveled great distances to reach missionaries, seeking active intervention in a particular case or redress of grievances against the landlordin a particular case or redress of grievances against the landlords.

or simply trying to prove us all wrong again by showing that he could play just about anybody anywhere and win a game on the road against a top opponent; something he hasn't done in quite some time... regardless of the reasons, there is simply no excuse for the goings - on at this club... unfortunately it's unlikely that any real change will come without a dedicated effort on the part of those that feed the beast... our absentee landlord doesn't invest his own money into this club, so in order to force out Kroenke, Wenger and whatever other vermin currently haunt our hallowed halls we need to hit him where it really hurts... continually filling «his» stadium and the constant buying of endless merchandise, like one of the 58 different jerseys available over the last few years, makes us the greatest enablers of all time... have we no self - respect?

BY COLIN MIXSON New York's highest court will finally provide clarity on a contentious legal debate that's pitted Downtown renters against their landlords, who for decades have reaped millions in tax breaks while refusing to provide the regulated rents the program was meant to foster, tenants claim.

PIX11 News story on BP Adams joining tenants in Brownsville to protest against predatory landlords who do not supply sufficient heat to their residents.

In 2014, the Attorney General reached agreements with three NYC real estate brokers and two Buffalo landlords for discrimination against prospective tenants who received government assistance.

That's according to a May 10 court filing in a New York civil case brought by a landlord against Jeffrey Yohai.

A class - action lawsuit has been filed by the Legal Aid Society on behalf of tenants in two Sunset Park apartment buildings who alleged that the landlord discriminated against them and made them prove citizenship before agreeing to renew their leases.

The city rolled out a new set of weapons in its war against the blood - sucking critters Tuesday, including stricter rules for landlords responding to tenant complaints.

From his time working at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton administration to his work on the City Council to reform 421a and end discrimination against Section 8 tenants to his work as Public Advocate to crack down on bad landlords, no one has done more to fight for affordable safe housing for all New Yorkers.»

Activist groups in New York City have a long history of fighting back against landlords intent on pushing out rent stabilized tenants.

It was closed, against the wishes of the pub landlord, the local community and town council, simply to make money - a lot of money - for the London based property company that had bought it with precisely such a purpose in mind.

But City Council members Mark Levine and Vanessa Gibson have previously introduced legislation that would afford every New Yorker a lawyer in housing court — where less affluent New Yorkers are often up against better - heeled landlords — that the Independent Budget Office has estimated would cost $ 100 million.

Comedian Al Murray will stand in his comedy character role as The Pub Landlord against UKIP leader Nigel Farage at the general election.

I did notice on realdeal.com's Deal Sheet section that for many years, nail salons had no problem paying very high rents in some parts of Manhattan and they were notable for doing so but because of the agit prop in NYC against landlords, I have personally heard from Chinatown brokers what this article (translated by Google Chrome browser) propagates that retailers are the slaves of the building owner and this comment was made by someone who looks forward to owning their own nail salon:

He's also spoken out against providing tax breaks for corporations to relocate or stay in New York, making commercial landlords anxious.

«This settlement shows our enforcement efforts have motivated major developers like Glenwood to embrace their obligations under the law by making retrofits in thousands of apartments, compensating aggrieved parties, and establishing procedures to ensure accessibility at ongoing and future development projects,» Bharara said in a statement, noting this is the 10th case of this kind his office brought against city landlords.

The city public advocate is taking his fight against the city's worst landlords, many of whom are in southeast Queens, to the World Wide Web in order to help tenants avoid the headaches of moving into poorly maintained apartments.

Residents of Ved Parkash's 750 Grand Concourse in the South Bronx filed a raft of lawsuits against the landlord, called the city's worst by Public Advocate Letitia James.

Topics in the Q&A included the source of money for the City's planned pre-K advertising campaign, the City's target number of pre-K applicants, whether Speaker Silver thinks the proposed income tax surcharge should be pursued next year, how the pre-K selection process will work, how the City will cover the approximately $ 40 million annual gap between the estimated cost of pre-K and the amount provided in the state budget, when parents will learn whether their pre-K application has been accepted, how the City will collect data and measure success of the pre-K program, whether the existing pre-K application process will be changed, how the City will use money from the anticipated school bond issue, the mayor's reaction to a 2nd Circuit ruling that City may bar religious groups from renting after - hours space in public schools, the status on a proposed restaurant in Union Square, a tax break included in the state budget that provides millions of dollars to a Bronx condominium project, the «shop & frisk» meeting today between the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bratton and a pending HPD case against a Brooklyn landlord.

Comedian Al Murray will stand in his comedy character role as The Pub Landlord against UKIP leader Nigel Farage at the general election, promising beer at 1p a pint if he is voted in.

The plan calls for independent oversight of the city's Housing Preservation Department; establishing a public education campaign to inform tenants about HPD's role; empowering a new body or building inspectors to collect fines against landlords; having HPD make repairs not completed by the landlord in the specified amount of time and then billing the landlord; making inspectors carry citations in multiple languages and send out reports in multiple languages; forcing landlords to make repairs within 24 hours of emergency violations; establishing an East Harlem HPD oversight team as a pilot for other areas with at - risk low - income housing; providing inspections 24 - hours - a-day, 7 - days - a-week; and improving HPD's follow - up on violations.

Torres, also endorsed by StreetsPAC, is well versed in a broad range of progressive issues — from participatory budgeting to the battle against «predatory equity» and derelict landlords to sustainability, a key policy concern of his that encompasses issues including the health impacts of truck exhaust pollution, the need for congestion pricing to reduce traffic, the availability of nutritious fresh food, and the maintenance of affordable and livable housing.

James, an ally of de Blasio who's clashed with him at times, has filed a record total of 11 lawsuits since she took office, including one against the city for its treatment of children in foster care and another alleging the city Department of Buildings violates disabled people's civil rights by giving landlords a pass on fixing elevators.

In addition to calling for more affordable housing beyond the proposed 25 percent requirement, Adams sought accountability to put in place and sustain the city's proposed anti-displacement initiatives, which include free legal services to tenants and a task force dedicated to investigating and taking action against landlords harassing residentIn addition to calling for more affordable housing beyond the proposed 25 percent requirement, Adams sought accountability to put in place and sustain the city's proposed anti-displacement initiatives, which include free legal services to tenants and a task force dedicated to investigating and taking action against landlords harassing residentin place and sustain the city's proposed anti-displacement initiatives, which include free legal services to tenants and a task force dedicated to investigating and taking action against landlords harassing residents.

For the sake of our residents who are tenants and first responders, whether in Clarkstown, Ramapo, Haverstraw, Orangetown or Stony Point, the County is supporting their dignity and taking up the gauntlet against landlords just don't give a damn.

The two firms also filed a similar suit in November against the landlord at Chelsea's London Terrace.

In 2012, Ed Balls proposed public investment to build 100,000 new affordable homes and the party set out action to reform the private rented sector, though it will need to hold its nerve against opposition from the landlords» lobby.

She had a vision, a dream, and a goal, and she fought against the men (a sneering store owner, an asshole landlord, even her own father) who stood in her way.

In fact, landlords can hold bad credit against you by requiring a cosigner or a higher deposit.

If the carpet was ten years old when you moved in and all you did was walk on it, there is no claim because the landlord has no likely claim against you.

Did you know that your landlord can subrogate against your renters insurance policy (or against you if you're not covered) in many cases?

Second, preventing subrogation against a renters insurance policy or against a landlord's policy has the unintended effect of spreading costs in an inherently unfair manner.

While the landlord may subrogate against the tenant in the above example, an Illinois renters insurance policy would make a world of difference in how that actually impacts the tenant.

Liability coverage on renters insurance in Michigan pays for those damages as well as the costs of defending you against the lawsuit the landlord's insurance company files.

This could potentially entitle residents who suffered property losses in excess of their policy limits to proceed against the landlord for those costs, as well as entitle residents with no renters insurance to do the same.

A landlord would be remiss not to require that waiver, in fact If the provisions of the law were applicable to a tenant who burned the building down, not only would the landlord have no cause of action against the tenant, but the landlord's insurance company wouldn't even be able to subrogate against that tenant because their only right of recovery is in the landlord's stead, which he assigned to them when they paid the claim.

If your landlord angers you and you throw a bowling ball against the wall a few times and leave a dead rat in the oven before you skip town, those are intentional and malicious acts.

In other words, the landlord doesn't want his insurance to subrogate directly against a tenant, because that's bad for the tenant and bad business.

The tenant in question had lodged complaint after complaint against her landlord after he'd tried to evict her.

Leaving rental history off of credit reports gives landlords an unfair advantage against renters, especially in a bad economy.

The residential tenant in California is protected by very liberal policies that guard against predatory landlords, flippers or lazy developers.

The insurance company now owns the right of recovery against you, having «purchased» it in a sense by paying for your landlord's claim.

On February 5, 2009, the landlord of our premises located at 349 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, California filed a complaint against us in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Mateo alleging breach of contract and termination of our lease, seeking a writ of attachment and a temporary protective order, for which a hearing was held on February 6, 2009.

In nearly all cases, coverage against damage caused by floods and earthquakes will not be included in your landlord insurance policIn nearly all cases, coverage against damage caused by floods and earthquakes will not be included in your landlord insurance policin your landlord insurance policy.