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Landlord Evicts Formerly Homeless Tenants From Decrepit Clay Street House

Greenpoint

November 14, 2012

Landlord Evicts Formerly Homeless Tenants From Decrepit Clay Street House

After letting the building fall into disrepair, the landlord of 66 Clay St. is kicking out tenants.

SRO Building Owners Who Rented to Tourists Must Pay City $600K

Upper West Side

November 30, 2011

SRO Building Owners Who Rented to Tourists Must Pay City $600K

The city sued single-room occupancy building owners who rented rooms to tourists.
Tenants Fear New SRO Law Means Unwelcome Neighbors

Upper West Side

May 06, 2011

Tenants Fear New SRO Law Means Unwelcome Neighbors

Tenants in an Upper West Side SRO building worry their landlord will rent rooms to the homeless.
Upper West Side Hotel Owners Sue to Prevent SRO Ban, Report Says

Upper West Side

February 28, 2011

Upper West Side Hotel Owners Sue to Prevent SRO Ban, Report Says

The owners of two Upper West Side SRO hotels are suing to stop a new law, the New York Post reported.
Homeless Put in UWS Buildings With Safety Violations

Upper West Side

February 18, 2011

Homeless Put in UWS Buildings With Safety Violations

The city is renting rooms for homeless men in buildings with serious safety violations.
City Officials Skip Out on UWS Homeless Shelter Meeting

Upper West Side

January 26, 2011

City Officials Skip Out on UWS Homeless Shelter Meeting

Department of Homeless Services officials skipped a meeting about a controversial homeless shelter.
Upper West Siders To Protest Homeless Shelter

Upper West Side

January 25, 2011

Upper West Siders To Protest Homeless Shelter

Upper West Siders who don't want a hotel to turn into a homeless facility plan to protest at a Community Board 7 meeting.
Tenants Offered $50,000 to Make Way for Homeless Shelter

Upper West Side

January 20, 2011

Tenants Offered $50,000 to Make Way for Homeless Shelter

Tenants at the Hotel Alexander have been offered $50,000 and three years rent if they leave their homes.
Gale Brewer and Charles Rangel Rally Against UWS Homeless Facility

Upper West Side

January 17, 2011

Gale Brewer and Charles Rangel Rally Against UWS Homeless Facility

A city plan to move a 200-bed transitional housing facility into a W. 94th Street building drew sharp criticism from officials.
Bill Threatens to Make Short-Term Apartment Rentals Illegal

Manhattan

June 29, 2010

Bill Threatens to Make Short-Term Apartment Rentals Illegal

The bill would prohibit tenants from renting out their apartments for fewer than 30 days.

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