Sentences with phrase «state rent laws»

This year the decisions of the Rent Guidelines Board will also play out against the backdrop of an even bigger fight in Albany over the renewal of state rent laws.

The timing is crucial, as a number of state rent laws expire next June.

Not exact matches

The state said Airbnb runs afoul of New York's illegal - hotel law, which forbids residents from renting rooms for less than 30 days (and which forced the reasonably priced, centrally located hotel where a certain Canadian business writer always liked to stay to close).

«The New York State Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, has reaffirmed the long - standing legal practice and widely held understanding of the application of the Rent Stabilization Law's vacancy decontrol provisions,» REBNY's president John Banks said in a stateState Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, has reaffirmed the long - standing legal practice and widely held understanding of the application of the Rent Stabilization Law's vacancy decontrol provisions,» REBNY's president John Banks said in a statestate's highest court, has reaffirmed the long - standing legal practice and widely held understanding of the application of the Rent Stabilization Law's vacancy decontrol provisions,» REBNY's president John Banks said in a statement.

Currently, payday lending is illegal in fourteen states, but in many of them national payday chains circumvent the law by forming partnerships with out - of - state banks, a practice known as «rent - a-bank.»

As state lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo continue to sort out an extension of the now lapsed rent control laws in New York City, Senate Republicans say they have no plans to leave town after passing their own eight - year extension of the program.

NYC's most notorious landlord openly flouted rent regulation laws, according to a new lawsuit that makes an urgent plea for a state regulator to protect tenants.

«I am running to build a real Democratic State Senate majority that finally fully funds our public schools, protects tenants from being thrown out of their homes and strengthens our loophole ridden rent laws, passes badly needed ethics reforms, election reforms and real criminal justice reforms and makes Andrea Stewart - Cousins the first woman Senate Majority Leader, breaking up the so - called «three men in a room.»

Last weekend's rental boat accident on Lake George has prompted Warren County leaders to discuss adopting a local law that would require those who want to rent boats in the county to take a state boating safety course.

Margaret Chin, Rosie Mendez and several other NYC Council members made a final written plea to Mayor Michael Bloomberg Monday for his support of renewing state's rent stabilization laws, set to expire this week.

Cynthia will work with the state legislature to find solutions and pass new rent laws to protect tenants living in homes that might be smaller than 6 units but are owned by corporate landlords who own a large number of properties.

In addition, New York City's rent stabilization laws — which determine how much our rent can increase each year — are controlled by our State legislature.

Congressman Charles Rangel lashed out Gov. Andrew Cuomo today, telling the Observer the governor «hasn't done anything» to push the State Legislature to strengthen rent regulations as the legislative session winds down and the expiration of the laws looms this month.

Now, under the leadership of Governor Cuomo, we have not only renewed the rent laws but we have enacted the state's strongest rent laws since 1974.

But a vote on the measures is something of a precursor to the larger fight that looms in Albany, where the Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo must act to renew the state's rent law before it expires in June.

Advocates and Councilmembers gathered on the steps of City Hall to push for better rent laws, and ask state legislators to eliminate loopholes that allow landlords to increase rents to levels out of reach for low - income New Yorkers.

As the state's housing commissioner and a former New York state legislator from Brooklyn, I believe I can offer a unique perspective on the historic rent - regulation bill Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law last week.

But tenant groups went to Albany on Tuesday to lobby for the repeal of the vacancy allowance, which they call the «eviction bonus,» in the state's rent law.

Dorancy also called for strengthening rent laws at the state level, and hiring more inspectors.

The House NY initiative works in tandem with HCR's vigorous efforts to protect more than two million rent - regulated tenants thanks to the greatest strengthening of the state's rent laws in 30 years, and the creation of HCR's Tenant Protection Unit which proactively audits and investigates landlord wrongdoing and has returned more than 44,000 units to rent regulation.

Though the current rent laws are set to expire in June 2019, advocates called on the state to address them sooner.

Rent control expired once again at midnight after state lawmakers and Cuomo signed off on a five - day extension after the laws lapsed week for several days.

Responding to fears of tenants that the new Law might force landlords to increase rent, Ashade said aside the fact that the Lagos State Tenancy Law 2011 was still in force, the incidence of payment for Land Use Charge under the new law is on the Landlord and not the tenaLaw might force landlords to increase rent, Ashade said aside the fact that the Lagos State Tenancy Law 2011 was still in force, the incidence of payment for Land Use Charge under the new law is on the Landlord and not the tenaLaw 2011 was still in force, the incidence of payment for Land Use Charge under the new law is on the Landlord and not the tenalaw is on the Landlord and not the tenant.

With many aspects of housing law and policy controlled by the state government, the Rent Guidelines Board is one of the few tools the mayor has to exercise some control over the cost of housing.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has insisted he is for stronger rent laws, but he has refused to publicly state specifically what he supports.

Our state's rent protection laws are essential and any long term expiration would create a crisis.

The lawyer, who handled much of Glenwood's political work, said the company hoped to obstruct the passage of campaign finance reform laws, see the controversial 421a tax abatement renewed, obtain a favorable tax cap on revenue from apartment buildings and to prevent Democrats from taking control of the State Senate and giving control of the New York City rent laws from Albany to the City Council — which Mr. Dorego compared to «an atomic bomb.»

MANHATTAN — Gov. David Paterson vetoed a bill Sunday that would have offered rent relief to New Yorkers with HIV or AIDS, saying that the state didn't have the money to cover the proposed law.

In his State of the City address, the mayor made it clear his focus this year will be on his affordable housing plan — which will require plenty of help from Albany, where rent laws are set to expire later this year.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo touted it as «the greatest strengthening of rent laws in decades» when the state Legislature approved a package of bills last year that renewed the city's rent control laws until 2015.

Statement from Gladys Puglla, Co-Chair of Make the Road New York's Board of Directors: On the Agreement of New York State Legislature to Renew and Strengthen Rent Laws

The clock is ticking — New York's rent laws are set to expire on June 15 and families are counting on the state legislature.

Now that all charters have the right under state law to co-locate rent - free, the mayor's ability to help the charters he favors and manage the networks he doesn't is restricted, Cantor says.

The state Legislature has sway over key real estate laws affecting Glenwood, including the 421 - a tax abatement program and rent regulation in New York City.

Silver, who with 17 years at his post is the most experienced Albany power broker, said Assembly Democrats made it clear they wanted a millionaires» tax and an extension of rent - control laws and would oppose differential tuition for state university campuses — and the governor recognized what it would take to obtain agreements with them.

The state's rent regulation laws, which cover 1 million apartments citywide expired at midnight Thursday.

In New York, a recent analysis from Tom Slee shows that while the majority of New York's Airbnb hosts appear to operate within the state's law, not renting out their entire apartments or secondary properties on a short term basis, almost half of Airbnb's revenue comes from hosts operating outside it.

The upcoming battle is reflected on this list by the presence of Albany - centric lawmakers, who the mayor will need to get his affordable housing plan off the ground; real estate industry players, who will no doubt have their deep - pocketed say in the legislative skirmish to come; and the city officials who will lobby hard for tenant - friendly rent laws in the state capital, or cut a few deals that alienate their progressive base.

«There's no policy reason for state senators from around the state to be passing bad housing laws for New York... It just explains why we're in the situation that we're in with rent law and why they open up their piggy bank to hold on to that majority.»

The New York State Assembly has voted to extend New York's rent stabilization and rent control laws in their current form through June 15,...

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos for the first time raised the threat of a high - noon showdown over the state's soon - to - expire rent laws, as he rejected all but the most basic renewal of current tenant protections yesterday.

Airbnb, for its part, has advanced a bill with Brooklyn Assemblyman Joseph Lentol that would ease the state occupancy law to allow for the renting of apartments for a less than a month so long as the host registers the unit with the state.

Strengthening rent - regulation laws, which are due to expire on June 15, are a critical component of the affordable - housing vision Mr. de Blasio, a Democrat, outlined in his State of the City address last week.

The House NY initiative works in tandem with HCR's vigorous efforts to protect more than two million rent - regulated tenants thanks to the greatest strengthening of the State's rent laws in 30 years, and the creation of HCR's Tenant Protection Unit which pro-actively audits and investigates landlord wrongdoing and has returned more than 43,000 units to rent regulation.

Around the same time, the state's rent control law will also expire.

A tentative deal to renew New York State's rent regulation laws and cap property taxes for homeowners emerged from Albany yesterday and is expected...

The State Assembly has passed a bill to extend and bolster the city's rent regulation laws through 2016, Speaker Sheldon Silver's office announced yesterday...

The New York State Assembly has voted to extend New York's rent stabilization and rent control laws in their current form through June 15, 2018, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Housing Committee Chair Vito Lopez announced today.

Court of Appeals Chief Judge Janet DiFiore wrote in her decision that state law makes it clear the vacancy rent increase should be counted when figuring if an apartment has reached the deregulation threshold.

Meanwhile, Libous returns to the Capitol while state lawmakers in both the Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly sort out an extension of rent control laws for New York City as well as an extension of mayoral control of New York City schools and the creation of an education tax credit.