tenants' rights

Colorful historic buildings on 4th Street in the East Village of Manhattan in New York City with empty blue sky background
Roommates + Landlords
How to tell if your NYC apartment building is protected by the new Good Cause eviction law

… Thousands of New York City marketrate tenants gained a new legal right to challenge rent hikes plus new protections from evictions in April under the states Good Cause eviction law …

By Celia Young |December 26, 2024 - 9:30AM
Image of apartment buildings in New York City
Roommates + Landlords
Landlord wants to raise your rent? Here are 3 sample emails you can use to negotiate
By Jennifer White Karp |December 23, 2024 - 12:30PM
​Suzanne Seggerman's damaged Noho loft.
Roommates + Landlords
Could a more careful online search have stopped the ‘Monster Tenant’?
By Jennifer White Karp |December 19, 2024 - 9:30AM
Looking up at a row of colorful old brick residential buildings with fire escapes along a street in Williamsburg Brooklyn of New York City
Roommates + Landlords
Everything you need to know about New York’s Good Cause eviction law

… Many New York City marketrate tenants scored new protections … originally proposed in 2019  Read on for a quick guide on what you need to know about Good Cause and how you can find … in their own building which holds less than 10 units also doesnt have to abide by the Good Cause eviction and renewal …

By Celia Young |May 7, 2024 - 9:30AM