#The shortage of judges in NY’s Housing Court is causing massive pain for both tenants and landlords

#The shortage of judges in NY’s Housing Court is causing massive pain for both tenants and landlords

“The shortage of judges in NY’s Housing Court is causing massive pain for both tenants and landlords” When Gov. Kathy Hochul two weeks ago signed a bill expanding the number of judges in certain judicial districts and Family Court, one branch of the judiciary inexplicably wasn’t included: Housing Court. That oversight is tragic, because Housing…

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#NYC landlord posts signs calling out non-paying tenants

#NYC landlord posts signs calling out non-paying tenants

“NYC landlord posts signs calling out non-paying tenants” In a sign of the times, a fed-up Queens landlord posted two giant banners calling out his allegedly deadbeat tenants for owing him $17,000 in back rent. “MY TENANTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR ARE NOT PAYING RENT” read the bold posters slung above the first-floor rental on…

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#Hoarder from hell buries apartment in beer cans, feces

#Hoarder from hell buries apartment in beer cans, feces

“#Hoarder from hell buries apartment in beer cans, feces” He turned it into a literal dump. A tenant in the UK proved every landlord’s worst nightmare after leaving his apartment a revolting hoarder’s hellhole inundated with thousands of cans, rotting food — and a human-sized mound of excrement. “As soon as I walked through the…

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#New York rent relief program still a mess as evictions loom

#New York rent relief program still a mess as evictions loom

“#New York rent relief program still a mess as evictions loom” Two weeks after Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised to fix the state’s beleaguered $2.4 billion rent relief program, the process is still a wreck, critics say. The program’s Web site continues to feature broken links and error messages and send e-mails saying applications are incomplete…

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#NYC about to deal another blow to already-squeezed landlords

#NYC about to deal another blow to already-squeezed landlords

“#NYC about to deal another blow to already-squeezed landlords” As if a rolling eviction moratorium weren’t enough, Gotham’s rental-housing industry faces a new headache: The city’s Rent Guidelines Board is leaning toward another rent freeze on one-year leases for rent-stabilized apartments. The Mayor Bill de Blasio-packed RGB’s proposal is a sort of parting slap from…

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#Chelsea Hotel tenants feud over mold, extortion

#Chelsea Hotel tenants feud over mold, extortion

“#Chelsea Hotel tenants feud over mold, extortion” For 145 years, the Chelsea Hotel has been a scene of artistic greatness — Arthur C. Clarke wrote “2001: A Space Odyssey” there — and tragedy, including the deaths of Nancy Spungen and “The Lost Weekend” writer Charles R. Jackson. But never has the Chelsea seen a war…

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