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Proposed Bill Would Hike Fines for Rent Overcharges

Jan 14, 2016

A new bill in Albany would set tougher fines for owners who overcharge their rent-stabilized tenants. The bill by Sen. Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, both Democrats, would increase penalties against landlords to five times the amount of the overcharge, plus interest, for a first violation and 10 times the amount for subsequent violations.


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DOB Stop-Work Orders Increased 17 Percent in 2015

Jan 14, 2016

The city’s Department of Buildings responded to New York’s building boom in 2015 with a significant increase in the number of stop-work orders issued at unsafe construction sites. There were 8,326 stop-work orders as of Dec. 18, which represents a 17 percent increase over 7,120 such orders in all of 2014.


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Public Advocate Releases 2015 Worst Landlords Watchlist

Dec 3, 2015

Public advocate Letitia James recently released her annual list of the city's 100 worst landlords, based on data gathered from the Department of Buildings and Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The release of the annual roster, which is hosted on a searchable website for a year, coincided with a tenant rally organized by the public advocate’s office.


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Health Department Traces Legionnaires' Outbreak to Bronx Psychiatric Center

Dec 3, 2015

After getting a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak that left 12 people dead and an estimated 120 people sick in the Bronx under control in August, the Health Department reported a new cluster of cases in the same borough this fall. The most recent cases have afflicted people ranging in age from 45 to 75. The first case was reported on Sept. 21, with six other cases coming to the attention of Health Department officials over the followin...

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Study Finds Revised Property-Tax Break May Be More Lucrative for Rental Developers

Dec 3, 2015

According to a recently issued NYU Furman Center study, the de Blasio administration's proposed reforms to 421-a would not interrupt the housing market, but could have wide-ranging effects on housing production in New York City. Under the changes proposed by the administration, building rental projects in some neighborhoods of the city would become even more lucrative than under the old program.


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Airbnb to Provide Rental Data to City Council

Nov 5, 2015

Airbnb, the short-term rental website, recently reached out to the City Council to discuss sharing data that would help the city crack down on those who are taking advantage of the site by running illegal hotels out of apartment buildings. After years of resisting handing over data, the company has changed course after a particularly contentious City Council hearing, wherein council members slammed the company for "turning a blind...

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Mayor, City Council to Ban Residential Development in Industrial Business Zones

Nov 5, 2015

In an effort to help the city’s manufacturing sector, Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito recently unveiled a 10-point action plan that would prevent residential housing built during his tenure in zones designated for industrial businesses.

Proposals for rezoning land require approval from the City Council and mayoral administrations, giving them the authority to essentially declare a ...

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Proposed Legislation Would Ban Smoking in NYCHA Apartments

Nov 5, 2015

Queens Councilman Donovan Richards recently introduced legislation that would forbid New York City tenants living in city-subsidized apartments from smoking in their units. This type of law already applies in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Albany.

The bill would apply to all 178,000 apartments in the New York City Housing Authority. The legislation does not yet specify penalties. And Richards ...

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Building Owner Obligations as Heating Season Begins

Oct 8, 2015

During the previous “heat season,” the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) attempted to make approximately 128,300 heat-related inspections, performed emergency repairs valued at more than $4.2 million, and initiated over 3,800 housing court actions based on heat violations.


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Program Aims to Cut a Million Tons of Emissions from City Buildings

Oct 8, 2015

In April of 2011, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued regulations requiring buildings to convert from No. 6 and No. 4 heavy heating oils to cleaner fuels. The deadline for the phase-out of all No. 6 heating oil, the dirtiest form of heating fuel, was June 30, 2015. To date, DEP has achieved 99.8 percent compliance with the regulation. The deadline for the phase-out of all No. 4 heating oil is Jan. 1, 2...

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