Mitchell-Lama

UWS residents fear 85 percent rent increases

Residents fear that plans for their 91st Street parking garage could leave them in financial trouble.

No rent increase for 95th Street tenants after ruling

A court ruling recently assured residents of an 95th Street building that they won’t see a rent increase under new ownership—which may have citywide implications.

Landlords opt out of subsidy developments

Several buildings around the Upper West Side have participated in Mitchell-Lama, a New York housing subsidy program that builds and maintains affordable homes for low- to middle-income residents. But the number of developments still participating in the program has decreased as landlords choose to opt out—a move which can subject their tenants to rent deregulation.

Trinity House Tenants Fight Possible Sale of Building

Singing, “We’re fighting for a homestead, we shall not be moved,” members of the New York City Labor Chorus and Trinity House tenants confronted trustees, parents, and Trinity School students on Sa