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Storm Season Prep: Review Proper Use of Backup Generators

Nov 6, 2014

After Superstorm Sandy, you or your tenants may have obtained a backup generator for your building. Generators offer the convenience of using our everyday devices despite a prolonged power outage. They can even be life-saving in the case of hospitals or elderly persons who depend on oxygen machines. But they can be dangerous if used improperly. So before you fire up a backup generator, there are a few safety tips to keep in mind:


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City to Raise Housing Fines, Create Bad Landlord Registry

Sep 30, 2014

The City Council recently approved a bill that would create an online public registry of landlords who bully tenants. Illegal tactics used to force out tenants can be as simple as falsely accusing residents of not paying rent and as elaborate as starting disruptive renovations without any intention of finishing them. The legislation modified a bill passed by the council in 2008 and signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that all...

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Falling Air Conditioner Injures Woman in Manhattan

Sep 30, 2014

Recently, a falling air conditioner hit a Manhattan woman walking on the sidewalk, splitting open part of her leg, cutting her elbow, and scraping and bruising her arm. She was walking with her boyfriend when she said something hit her on the head.


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Audit Critical of HPD's Management of 8A Rehab Loan Program

Sep 30, 2014

The Article 8A Loan Program run by HPD provides rehabilitation loans to correct substandard or unsanitary conditions and to prolong the useful life of multiple dwellings in New York City. Rehabilitation is generally limited to the upgrading or replacement of major building systems with an emphasis on energy items. In general, loans cannot exceed the actual cost of rehabilitation. Loans are available in amounts of up to $35,...

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NYC Owners, Managers Share Insight on Exclusive Social Network

Sep 29, 2014

The growing social networking site, LandlordsNY, is giving New York owners and managers free access to a variety of tools, resources, and services, including the ability to send questions to top industry experts, search for and get quotes from qualified vendors, and share information and advice. The Insider contributes information weekly to the site and offers LandlordsNY members discounts on its sister publications, Apartment Management Checklist and ...

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Deceased Rent-Stabilized Hoarder Allegedly Leaves $18M

Sep 11, 2014

An eccentric investor who hoarded expensive clothes, exquisite silverware, and pricey paperweights in a two-bedroom rent-stabilized apartment allegedly left behind $18 million when he died last year.  However, according to court documents, the details of his fortune's whereabouts are buried under piles of paperwork and boxes in his locked-up cluttered apartment.

Despite his wealth, the tenant chose to live in a rent-stabilized apartment on Park Avenue and...

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Councilwoman Wants More Rent-Regulation Programs in SCRIE

Sep 11, 2014

City Councilwoman Margaret Chin (D-Manhattan) plans to introduce a resolution urging the state to bring a larger swath of the city's elderly into the Senior Citizen Rent Increase Exemption, or SCRIE, program, which offers landlords a property tax abatement in exchange for freezing the rents of qualifying tenants.


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NYC Comptroller Issues Report on Citywide Housing Conditions

Sep 11, 2014

Almost a quarter of the city's million rent-regulated apartments had three or more maintenance problems, according to a new report looking at housing conditions in New York by city Comptroller Scott Stringer. This information was based on Census data. Staten Island had the highest-quality rent-stabilized housing stock, followed by Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.


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Report Highlights Resiliency Costs in Multifamily Housing

Jul 31, 2014

The NYU Furman Center recently released a report that examines the challenges of retrofitting New York City’s multifamily housing stock against future climate threats. The report, entitled "The Price of Resilience: Can Multifamily Housing Afford to Adapt?" was the culmination of collaboration with government officials, architects, engineers, and housing policy experts.


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Attorney General Moves to Dismiss Major Property Tax Suit

Jul 31, 2014

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently moved to dismiss a class action suit seeking to overturn existing city and state property tax laws, which the plaintiffs contend is racially discriminatory. The class action suit was filed in February and seeks to overturn a property tax system that’s widely acknowledged to benefit single-family homeowners in wealthy neighborhoods at the expense of homeowners in less wealthy ones. It also benefits homeowne...

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