Sentences with phrase «apartment is rent stabilized»

Pendergrass» apartment is rent stabilized, meaning her lease is renewed every 2 years, with an increase set by the city's Rent Guidelines Board.

Most of the apartments are rent stabilized.

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The part where that greedy entitled jerk hoarded FOUR rent stabilized apartments for himself in a poor district where affordable housing is becoming more and more scarce?

As one landlord told ProPublica, if a rent - stabilized tenant gets a discount, «it's the same as having a deregulated apartment.»

Even though only about 13 percent of rent - stabilized apartments turn over each year, a report released on Tuesday by the antipoverty group Community Service Society of New York argued that the vacancy allowance, which has been in place since 1969, is so high that it contributes more to the overall rise in stabilized rents than the annual increases.

Rangel was found to have misused federal resources to solicit donations for a City College of New York center named in his honor, used a rent - stabilized apartment for his campaign office, failed to pay taxes on a villa in the Dominican Republic and filed inaccurate financial disclosure forms.

The Rent Guidelines Board says most tenants in rent - stabilized apartments spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities, which is the federal standard for affordable housRent Guidelines Board says most tenants in rent - stabilized apartments spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities, which is the federal standard for affordable housrent - stabilized apartments spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities, which is the federal standard for affordable housrent and utilities, which is the federal standard for affordable housing.

A House investigative committee is charging Rangel with ethics violations, stemming from a nearly two - year investigation into his finances, his failure to report rental income from a villa he owns in the Dominican Republic, his use of multiple rent - stabilized apartments, and his efforts to fundraise for a City College center named after him.

Hoylman and Rosenthal's new measure cites recent ProPublica data that found as many as 200,000 New York City apartments that should be rent - stabilized under law are not.

The New York City Rent Guidelines Board is set to cast a preliminary vote Tuesday night on rent hikes for the city's one million rent - stabilized apartmeRent Guidelines Board is set to cast a preliminary vote Tuesday night on rent hikes for the city's one million rent - stabilized apartmerent hikes for the city's one million rent - stabilized apartmerent - stabilized apartments.

They say 100,000 rent stabilized apartments will be lost over the four year extension.

Rangel is under investigation for allegedly failing to pay taxes on a vacation home in the Dominican Republic, using rent - stabilized apartments in Manhattan and conducting improper fundraising, among other charges.

A third would have allowed landlords to evict tenants who voted at the wrong location or filed their tax return with different addresses, on the grounds that their rent - stabilized apartments weren't their primary residences, as required by law.

Though she considers herself fortunate to live in a rent - stabilized apartment, she said that her landlord has been on a campaign of harassment so that her apartment could be remodeled and rented at twice the current price.

The bill, said Lopez, is «a step towards creating certainty for the thousands of tenants of rent - stabilized apartments.»

«And our goal is to make sure that the rent - stabilized apartments we have today stay affordable for the long - term and we don't lose any more of them.»

«One million rent - stabilized apartments could be in jeopardy.»

Landlords will also be held accountable by state housing officials for how much they spend to upgrade rent - stabilized apartments before they're allowed to charge tenants for building improvements.

More than 1,800 market - rate apartments in the city are becoming rent stabilized under an agreement announced among landlords, Cuomo, Blasio, and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio is celebrating a state Supreme court ruling to uphold a recent rent freeze for people living in 1 million of the city's rent - stabilized apartments.

Rent - stabilized apartments are probably going to cost more over the next two years.

Rents for New York's stabilized apartments are set to rise for the first time in three years after the Rent Guidelines Board approved a...

A new report by the Rent Guidelines Board shows that 9,182 apartments were stabilized last year, while 9,013 were removed from the system, Capital New York reported.

Developers Washington Square Partners and Acadia's original plans for the 4650 Broadway project site — which were voted down by Community Board 12 in March after community backlash — included a 23 - story building with 372 rent - stabilized apartments.

Mr. de Blasio stressed that he would not be satisfied with a simple extension of the existing regulations, but called for preventing landlords from removing vacant apartments from the rent control program and from increasing the rent 20 percent on stabilized apartments once they become unoccupied.

Rents for New York's stabilized apartments are set to rise for the first time in three years after the Rent Guidelines Board approved a 1.25 percent hike for one - year leases and a 2 percent hike for two - year leases.

With the state's rent regulations set to sunset in June, the Assembly's Democratic majority is firing an opening shot in what is typically a high - profile legislative fight over the future of New York City's approximately 1 million rent - stabilized apartments.

TRIBECA — Elected officials pledged their support Thursday for the embattled tenants of TriBeCa's Independence Plaza North, who are fighting for their apartments to become rent - stabilized.

The Assembly's Democratic majority supports strengthening the law, while the Republican - led Senate passed legislation that would add income and residency verifications to ensure tenants aren't cheating the system by living in rent - controlled and rent - stabilized apartments they aren't eligible for.

More than 1,800 market - rate apartments in the city are becoming rent stabilized under an agreement announced Thursday among landlords, Mayor de Blasio, Gov. Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that two Brooklyn landlords have been indicted on unlawful eviction and other charges for allegedly forcing or attempting to force rent - stabilized tenants out of their homes by allegedly destroying their apartments and making them uninhabitable in an effort to destabilize the apartments in order to collect significantly higher market - rate rents.

With the legislative session rushing toward conclusion next week, expiration of the soon - to - sunset state laws governing rent stabilized and rent controlled apartments is an ever - increasing possibility.

A proposal from NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio would let anyone living in a loft — even if their name isn't on the lease — apply for protections under the loft law, which lets residents make their apartments legal, have them brought up to code, and get rent stabilized leases.

Also in the Post is a report on the high - profile tenants of the Lenox Terrace apartment complex in Queens, where U.S. Congressman Charles Rangel caught fire for having four rent - stabilized apartments earlier this month.

The distribution of preferential rents across New York City was a mystery until now because the state's Division of Housing and Community Renewal, which tracks prices in rent - stabilized apartments, is barred from releasing the information to anyone except the tenant or the owner.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has been vague about where he stands on strengthening protections for New York City's rent stabilized and rent controlled apartments.

«His position is you have to protect the tenant at all costs — without understanding they're actually going to get hurt,» said RSA president Joseph Strasburg, who argues not allowing rent increases for one million rent - stabilized apartments will leave landlords so broke that buildings fall into disrepair.

But that would be a setback for both Mr. de Blasio and tenant activists who hope to impose restrictions on landlords of rent - stabilized apartments.

Mr. Rangel, who has been in office almost 40 years, is preparing for a House hearing on 13 ethics charges, including improper fund - raising and hoarding rent - stabilized apartments.

Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to curb homelessness in New York City is exacerbating the housing crisis, according to New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, who is calling on the mayor to stop allowing landlords of rent - stabilized apartments to turn their buildings into homeless shelters.

At a time when rent - stabilized tenants in New York City are enjoying a freeze in their rents, another group of regulated tenants — the dwindling minority in rent - controlled apartments — is facing an increase of up to 9.6 percent over the next two years.

The congressman, 80, who was first elected to the House in 1971, has been accused of accepting four rent - stabilized apartments in Manhattan as well as improperly using his -LSB-...]

Rent regulations, which control how much landlords can charge for more than 1 million rent stabilized city apartments, will be extended for four years, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John FlanaRent regulations, which control how much landlords can charge for more than 1 million rent stabilized city apartments, will be extended for four years, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanarent stabilized city apartments, will be extended for four years, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a press conference with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan.

But after he became chairman of the tax - writing Ways and Means Committee, Rangel was dogged by a string of stories detailing his fund - raising activities and use of multiple rent - stabilized apartments.

Several studies demonstrate that over 300,000 rent - stabilized apartments have been removed from regulation in New York City and the surrounding metro area.

«I have lived in my rent stabilized apartment in Hempstead, New York for 5 years, and even though my building was supposed to have a $ 0 increase for this year, the landlord is increasing the rent anyway.

TRIBECA — Tenants at Independence Plaza North (IPN)-- a complex marketed as luxury digs that was once largely affordable housing — vowed Thursday to continue fighting for their apartments to become rent - stabilized, despite a recent court ruling against them.

The city is tracking potentially troubled rent - stabilized apartment buildings with an eye toward influencing how they are transferred following a foreclosure, said Housing Preservation...

Changes in the rent regulation laws have resulted in what some estimate to be more than 100,000 rent stabilized apartments in New York City becoming «decontrolled» â $ «the rents hiked up to whatever the landlord wants to charge.

Lenox Terrace counts Governor David Paterson and Congressman Charles Rangel as residents, though Rangel's apartments are thought to still be rent - stabilized, and thus not affected by the suit.