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They Had No Heat for Four Months. A New Law Let Them Sue.

August 7, 2024 | Aaron Fernando

In New York state, tenants can now take landlords to court to force repairs and get damages, without withholding rent first. Here's how one of the first tests of the new law worked.

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Winning Tenant Protections Isn’t Enough

July 18, 2024 | Miriam Axel-Lute

When tenant protections are popular, opponents know better than to try to repeal them. But they can damage them just the same.

About 25 people in three ragged rows, outdoors under a tree, with houses across the street behind them. They are of mixed ages, genders, and skin tones, and all are smiling. Many hold posterboard signs, some of which read "People Over Profit/Greedy Landlords," "Build Tenant Power," "Support the Bleecker Terrace Tenants Association," and "Capital Crossing/2nd most Code Violations in Albany." Other signs are not legible.
Reported Article

In Upstate New York, the Fight for Good Cause Continues

July 12, 2024 | Frances Nguyen

Ithaca became the latest city to opt into New York’s new Good Cause Eviction Law. What are tenant organizers doing to make the law work better for their communities?

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Practitioner Voice

Six Steps to Ensuring a Strong Right to Organize for Tenants

May 4, 2023 | Heather Way and Kelly Hogue

Getting solid legal protections in place will help tenants stick up for themselves more safely and effectively.