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On May 28, the State Senate and Assembly voted to approve a bill to create a $100 million fund to pay rents for people who have lost income because of the COVID-19 crisis. The Emergency Rent Relief Act of 2020 passed the Senate by a vote of 61-0 and the Assembly by a 98-45 margin. It now heads to Governor Cuomo.
On May 26, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a package of COVID-19 relief bills into law during New York City’s first ever virtual bill signing. One bill, Intro. 1936-A, expands the definition of “tenant harassment” to protect tenants from threats based on status as an essential employee or being impacted by COVID-19.
For the fourth year in a row, New York Apartment Law Insider has been recognized by the Specialized Information Publishers Association as one of the best business newsletters published today. Also among the top three newsletters awarded was the Insider's sister publication, Fair Housing Coach, which trains property management staff nationwide on how to avoid costly discrimination lawsui...
The Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) is New York City’s central independent administrative law court. The OATH Hearings Division is responsible for holding hearings on summonses issued by a variety of agencies for alleged quality-of-life violations. It adjudicates summonses issued by agencies such as the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Buildings.
On April 28, 2020, the City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings and Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing held a joint public hearing on two bills that would provide protection to residential and commercial tenants who are financially impacted by COVID-19.
The Insider recently spoke with Phyllis Weisberg, partner at Armstrong Teasdale, about New York’s Shared Work Program and how it could help ease building staff costs during the COVID-19 health crisis.
On March 27, Mayor de Blasio called for a rent freeze for 2.3 million tenants in nearly 1 million rent-stabilized units across the city amid the COVID-19 epidemic.
Elected local officials and community housing advocates are applying pressure and calling for actions to address COVID-19’s economic fallout for tenants for New York City. Here are three such proposals:
On March 27, Governor Cuomo announced a New York State fine would take effect on March 31. According to new DOB protocols, project teams in New York City may be fined up to $10,000 if found working on non-essential or non-emergency construction—or if workers on projects that are allowed to continue don't practice social distancing to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. Essential construction includes roads, bridges, transit facilities, utilities, hospital...
The NYC Advisory Commission on Property Tax Reform announced that the first hearing following the release of its preliminary report will take place on Thursday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Petrides School Auditorium (C-Building) at 715 Ocean Terrace on Staten Island.
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