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Tenant alert! |
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Inside the
June 2008
issue of
Tenant/Inquilino
Met Council's monthly newspaper:
High Court OKs Mass Eviction;
Are Tenants Hidden in the Foreclosure
Crisis?
See
also
back issues.
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Rent Guidelines Board sets increases of
4.5% for one year lease, 8.5% for two year
lease, and minimum rent increase for tenants
in apartments 6 years or more. See our
RGB page for more info. Or
click here
for printable chart of
guidelines. |
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Campaign for Real Rent
Reform. 2008 will be the
year that tenants reverse
the tide of decontrol and
affordable housing loss.
Had enough of decontrol,
preferential rents, high
rent increases and the loss
of affordable housing? Join
the fight to repeal vacancy
decontrol, win home rule,
save Mitchell-Lama and
Section 8 housing, and
restructure the rent
guidelines board.
Click here for flyer on Real
Rent Reform legislative
program (pdf). |
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Is reform of the rent
regulation system going to be possible
under the new and reformed
DHCR? See our
fact sheet for the changes
tenant groups are
advocating.
(pdf DHCR reform fact sheet) |
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New RGB or MBR increases more than you
can afford? Two city
programs offer rent freezes
for those who qualify.
The Disability Rent
Increase Exemption Program
gives disabled tenants a
rent freeze. The application is available
at the
Dept
of Finance
website or call 311. See our
DRIE
page for more
info.
The Senior Citizen Rent
Increase Exemption
freezes rents for senior
households who qualify. For
more information, go to
our
Resources for Seniors
page. |
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Welcome
to Met
Council's
Website!
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 Met
Council is a membership organization dedicated to
preserving and expanding New York City’s supply of
decent, affordable housing. Most New Yorkers live in
rented apartments—almost all low, moderate, and
middle-income people in New York rent their
homes—and over 1 million of those apartments are
covered by rent regulations. Met Council focuses on
preserving rental housing and strengthening tenants’
rights. Rent-regulated tenants have more long-term
stability, better services, and lower rents than
those who rent on the open
market. For more information, go to
"About Us".
Even better, become a
member
of Met Council!
Get active in the tenant movement!
Sign up for Met
Council's email alerts and get notices of rallies,
hearings and other important events about tenant
rights and affordable housing.
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LISTEN TO MET COUNCIL'S
WEEKLY RADIO SHOW
"Housing Notebook"
Mondays 8 - 9 PM
WBAI 99.5 FM
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Just getting started educating yourself on
tenants' rights? Want to research your landlord?
Need names and addresses of local housing groups or
government agencies? Start with our
Fact Sheets and
Housing Links. |
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Feeling the cold? The heat
season starts October 1. Learn the
rules for heat and hot water
in effect during the
heat season and don't
freeze, organize! |
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Hearing rumblings of a
buyout in your
Mitchell-Lama? Check out
A Mitchell-Lama Tenant's
Buyout Handbook for
information on what to do
and how to organize. |
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