Try It Out: City Limits’ NYC ‘Good Cause’ Rent Calculator
Is your rent going up?
You may have recourse under New York's new "Good Cause" eviction law. While there are lots of exemptions—buildings constructed since 2009 aren't covered, and neither are those owned individually or collectively by “small landlords,” who have a stake in no more than 10 apartments statewide—tenants who are eligible can now dispute rent hikes above 8.82 percent.
Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done
“The city is becoming increasingly harsh for the very constituency the mayor claims to care about: the underserved in the forgotten outreaches of the city’s neighborhoods.”
