Monthly Archives: June 2018

As blasted earlier this week, the City Rent Guidelines Board approved one and two year renewal guidelines of 1.5% and 2.5% Tuesday night, effective October 1. The official order number 50 will be posted here soon. Crain’s noted that the … Continue reading →

A Bronx broker and a Staten Island property owner were sued by the City’s new Source of Income Discrimination Unit for, respectively, advertising “No Section 8” and advising applicants that vouchers were not accepted. Ironically, the broker told the Times that the buildings … Continue reading →

New York City will have to spend $1.2 billion more than planned to fix public housing over the next five years, under a settlement reached with the U.S. Attorney’s office this week. The U.S. Attorney found, among other problems, that the New York … Continue reading →

Fewer than half of the buildings with water tanks are in compliance with annual inspection and filing requirements, according to a City and State NY investigation. Reporters identified both City-owned and private buildings with obvious health hazards from, among other … Continue reading →