The conversion is another step in the City’s plan to address the homelessness crisis. On November 19, 2019, the Mayor’s Office announced its transition into the second phase of a plan to convert temporary homeless shelters into permanently affordable housing units. According to the Mayor’s Office, this plan will help not-for-profit housing developers acquire and rehabilitate an additional 14 residential “cluster site” buildings, currently being used to house homeless families, and convert them into over … <Read More>
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De Blasio Administration Expands Benefits of Rent Freeze Programs
The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act makes it possible to freeze rents at preferential rates for qualifying New Yorkers. On September 18, 2019, the de Blasio administration released guidance regarding renter rights under the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act. This guidance will allow New Yorkers who pay preferential rents in rent stabilized apartments to benefit from the City’s Rent Freeze Programs.
De Blasio Administration Expands Benefits of Rent Freeze Programs
The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act makes it possible to freeze rents at preferential rates for qualifying New Yorkers. On September 18, 2019, the de Blasio administration released guidance regarding renter rights under the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act. This guidance will allow New Yorkers who pay preferential rents in rent-stabilized apartments to benefit from the City’s Rent Freeze Programs.
De Blasio Administration Changes Affordable Housing Credit Check Rules
New Yorkers applying for affordable apartments now have the choice to avoid credit checks. On August 21, 2019, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Housing Development Corporation announced major changes to Housing Preservation and Development’s affordable housing lottery application. The expanded guidelines will increase access for more New Yorkers to qualify for affordable housing. This change will have an immediate impact for some of the most vulnerable New Yorkers. Besides offering the … <Read More>
REMINDER: April 11th – New York Campaign Finance Law: Promises and Reality – CLE
Presented by the New York City Campaign Finance Board and the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School
“New York Campaign Finance Law: Promises and Reality”
When
Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 2:00 pm to 4:50 pm
Check-in: 1:30 pm
Where
New York Law School, Auditorium
185 West Broadway (between Worth and Leonard Streets)
Credits
3.0 Transitional and Nontransitional CLE Credits: 2.5 in Professional Practice and .5 in Ethics and … <Read More>
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: New York Campaign Finance Law: Promises and Reality – CLE
Presented by the New York City Campaign Finance Board and the Center for New York City Law at New York Law School
“New York Campaign Finance Law: Promises and Reality”
When
Thursday, April 11, 2019 from 2:00 pm to 4:50 pm
Check-in: 1:30 pm
Where
New York Law School, Auditorium
185 West Broadway (between Worth and Leonard Streets)
Credits
3.0 Transitional and Nontransitional CLE Credits: 2.5 in Professional Practice and .5 in Ethics and … <Read More>