Curbed: Rent-Stabilzation War: Tenants Strike BackNew York Times: Questions of Rent Tactics by Private Equity Rent-regulated apartments account for 57 percent of the total in the Bronx, 42 percent of the apartments in Brooklyn, 59 percent in Manhattan, 43 percent in Queens and 15 percent of … [Read more...]
LA’s New Housing Rules Band-aid the Symptoms, Exacerbate the Problem
LA Times: Los Angeles limits 'mansionization,' downtown hotel conversionsReason: In Soviet Los Angeles, Housing Affordables You!LA's City Council voted unanimously to treat the symptoms of the City's gentrification problem by restricting property owner's right to improve their … [Read more...]
“Change” Not Welcome in Harlem: Neighbors Cause Commotion as Harlem Rezoning Passes
Limousine Liberals aren't the only ones who oppose change. In Harlem, neighbors fought to keep new people out of their neighborhood, and want to force gentrification upon other neighborhoods. In the process they created such a stir at Wednesday's Council session, they had to be cleared out.It's … [Read more...]