What Is Rent Stabilization, and Why Is It an Issue in the NYC Mayor’s Race?

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s push to keep “rich” people out of less-expensive apartments is aimed at his political rival in New York, Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani.

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Is a Law on Brokers’ Fees Giving Renters a Break?

The FARE act, which says that whoever enlisted a broker’s help would pay the fee, has had a mixed impact so far.

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Scams and a Rent Spike Follow New York City’s New Broker Fee Law

The law mostly shifts fees from tenants to landlords. But since it took effect, some landlords have raised rents, and tenants say some brokers still try to make them pay fees.

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NYC Panel Will Vote on Rent Increases, a Key Issue for Mamdani and Adams

As Mayor Eric Adams blasts Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to freeze the rent, a panel he appointed will decide Monday if tenants will soon have to pay more.

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Landlords Say They Don’t Make Enough Money. Is That Really True?

A conversation with Mihir Zaveri, who covers housing in New York, on whether landlords have a right to grouse about their income even as rents rise.

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Ex-Yankee Is Awarded About $500,000 in Damages for Moldy Greenwich Mansion

Josh Donaldson, a former American League Most Valuable Player with Toronto, sued his former landlord over the conditions at his $55,000-a-month rental property.

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Landlords Say They’re Struggling. Rents Keep Going Up. What Gives?

New York City could soon raise rents on some of its most affordable apartments to help landlords who say they aren’t earning enough. But renters say they’re hurting, too.

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Curtain Call for Arts Group at Landmark Church?

A group backed by Mark Ruffalo and other celebrities faces eviction from West Park Presbyterian Church, which may be replaced by luxury housing.

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Landlords Commit $2.5 Million to Help Cuomo’s Mayoral Campaign

The money, the largest example of outside spending by a single donor in the New York City mayor’s race, will go toward campaign ads on Andrew M. Cuomo’s behalf.

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How the N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Plan to Solve the Housing Crisis

The candidates’ ambitious plans could bring hundreds of thousands of new homes to a city desperate for them, though many are light on details about how they’d pay for them.

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