#Schumer slams Cuomo admin for delays in federal rent relief

#Schumer slams Cuomo admin for delays in federal rent relief

“#Schumer slams Cuomo admin for delays in federal rent relief” New York families are struggling to stay in their homes due to delays by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration in doling out federal rent relief, Sen. Chuck Schumer charged Sunday. The Senate majority leader appeared alongside some of those families at a press conference to publicly…

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#Rent-stabilized apartments in NYC to see rent hikes

#Rent-stabilized apartments in NYC to see rent hikes

“#Rent-stabilized apartments in NYC to see rent hikes” The city’s Rent Guidelines Board approved rent hikes for the Big Apple’s nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments – but agreed to a six-month freeze to allow time for the pandemic recovery. The board voted 5-4 in a virtual meeting Wednesday to freeze rents for the first half…

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#Blas screws landlords, NYC housing market with another rent freeze

#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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#Albany lawmakers extend NY eviction moratorium to August 31

#Albany lawmakers extend NY eviction moratorium to August 31

“#Albany lawmakers extend NY eviction moratorium to August 31” ALBANY — The Democratic-led state Legislature passed a bill Monday that extended the state’s eviction moratorium until summer’s end in order to provide rental assistance to tenants negatively impacted by job loss or other hardships brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure will extend New…

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#States struggle to get rent relief to tenants amid pandemic

#States struggle to get rent relief to tenants amid pandemic

“#States struggle to get rent relief to tenants amid pandemic” Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last July that New York would spend $100 million in federal coronavirus relief to help cash-strapped tenants pay months of back rent and avert evictions. By the end of October, the state had doled out only about $40 million, reaching 15,000 of the nearly…

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