Information on Predatory Equity
3 Ways the City Council Wants to Curb Tenant Harassment and Evictions
Amy Zimmer, DNAinfo, 10.31.16
“Ghosts of the Housing Bubble,” a report from NYC Council Member Dan Garodnick, about predatory equity and its effects on tenants
Coalition Against Predatory Equity (CAPE), a coalition of elected officials partnering with Stabilizing NYC
Predatory Equity: The Survival Guide Infographic from the Center for Urban Pedagogy
Resources for Tenants and Predatory Equity Research from the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
Recent News
http://www.wnyc.org/story/tenants-banks-stop-lending-bad-landlords
Building Justice: Racism in NYC Housing Market is not just a Black and White Story, City Limits
Tenants unite against ‘NYC’s Worst Landlord’ Robert Wirsing, Bronx Times, 06.12.16
Bronx tenants finally revolt against America’s worst slumlord — and it’s awesome Sarah K. Burris, Raw Story, 06.08.16
Tenants: Punish Worst Bronx Slumlord Tatyana Turner, Norwood News, 06.08.16
Tenants From More Than 10 Buildings Unite Against City’s Worst Landlord Eddie Small, 06.02.16
http://www.wnyc.org/story/tenants-rally-against-predatory-landlords/
http://pix11.com/2016/05/19/tenants-lawmakers-call-out-nycs-worst-landlords-demanding-change/
The Real Deal http://therealdeal.com/2016/04/04/worst-landlord-parkash-hit-with-38-tenant-lawsuits/
CBS http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/04/04/tenants-landlord-lawsuit/
Huffington Post http://projects.huffingtonpost.com/lead-paint-nyc
News 12 Bronx http://bronx.news12.com/news/landlord-sued-over-deplorable-conditions-at-750-grand-concourse-1.11651875
Politico reports on SNYC’s work
Anti-harassment bills protecting tenants from relocates signed into law
http://citylimits.org/2015/09/16/whats-in-a-name-tenants-accuse-shamco-of-illegal-rent-hikes
Washington Heights tenants without gas protest Alma
Chinatown tenants protest Predatory Equity and harassment
http://www.eldiariony.com/2016/02/10/vecinos-de-el-bronx-ya-no-pueden-mas-con-las-ratas/
Past Coverage
Pix11 News, June 12, 2015: UHAB helps tenants fearing displacement as rent laws expire
AM New York, June 12, 2015: Stabilizing NYC calls for more protections for tenants
Bedford + Bowery, June 11, 2015: Stabilizing NYC announces list of target landlords
NY1, June 11, 2015: Woodside on the Move and UJC announce a lawsuit on behalf of Corona tenants
Queens Courier, June 10, 2015: Corona tenants in a BRG building sue for falling ceilings, faulty repair work
Village Voice, June 9, 2015: Landlord Steve Croman targeted by his own tenants with these flyers
Daily News, DNAInfo, and CBSLocal, May 28, 2015: LES tenants prepare to sue landlord over egregious harassment
Daily News and Bronx News 12, May 20, 2015: Bronx tenants call for an end to non-rent fees
Gothamist, DNA Info, The Lo-Down, Bowery Boogie, and Sing Tao Daily [Chinese language], April 30, 2015: AAFE members sue landlord over illegal construction
DNAinfo, April 20, 2015 and Bowery Boogie, April 21, 2015: CAAAV, Cooper Square Committee, and the Urban Justice Center file lawsuits against Samy Mahfar of SMA Equities for toxic lead levels
Metro, April 14, 2015: AAFE aids in East Village explosion recovery
Woodside Herald, April 10, 2015: Woodside on the Move starts monthly housing clinics for tenants
New York Times, September 13, 2013: CASA and UJC report highlights the burden of non-rent fees