Tenant’s Rights Spotlight: How Much Can My Landlord Raise the Rent?

In this Tenant’s Rights Spotlight we discuss how much your landlord can raise your rent and why.

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Tenant’s Rights Spotlight: How Much Can My Landlord Raise the Rent?

In this Tenant’s Rights Spotlight we discuss how much your landlord can raise your rent and why.

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Life-Threatening Mold Brings Bushwick Tenants to File Lawsuit Against Landlords

The residents of 149 Irving Avenue are taking action due to negligence, mold, and abandoned units.

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Latinx and Queer-Owned Bushwick Gallery Closed Its Doors Due to Rent Skyrocketing

El Sóntano, an art space that focuses on starting conversations about culture and society, said its final goodbye to their space.

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Beloved Ridgewood Bar and Music Venue Struggles with Landlord’s Negligence

The Footlight, voted best live music venue by our readers, is in an uphill battle with their landlord.

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See Exclusive Photos: Bushwick Tenants Sue Landlords for Severe Neglect

After a fire in 2008 at 299 Troutman Street, units were abandoned and the owners ignored the need for repairs.

Community

Friday Fast Fact: Almost 300 Cases Filed Were Filed Against Bushwick Landlords in 2018

Here's a roundup of the housing cases brought against Bushwick landlords this past year.

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A Ridgewood Landlord Has Been Charged with Intimidating Immigrant Tenants

Discriminating against someone because of their national identity or immigration status is illegal in New York City.

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2016 Worst Landlords List Includes Plenty of Offenders With Buildings in and Around Bushwick

The comprehensive lists and maps show exact locations of buildings, putting more information into the hands of city residents.

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Ask Sally, a Tenants’ Rights Attorney: Can My Landlord Limit the Number of My Guests?

Hey, there

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Jose Lopez from Make the Road Talks about Illegal Practices of Bushwick Landlords

Around 100 Bushwick residents gathered around apartment buildings where long-term residents have been complaining about landlord harassment and rallied in defense of their tenants rights on Sunday April 6, 2014

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What We Learned at Silent Barn’s Housing Law Forum

Everyone’s heard at least one horror story about renting in New York City

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BHIP Battles Displacement of Underprivileged Bushwick Residents

How to keep tenants in rent-stabilized apartments

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Drawing the line: Just how much is too much to keep cheap rent??

Ah, Bushwick

Restaurants

Bushwick’s Cult Life Cafe is Closing Down

By Katarina Hybenova