Throughout the 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign, candidates have paid an unprecedented amount of attention to housing. We have analyzed the proposals of ten candidates to determine how they would impact New York City.
Testimony to the New York State Senate in support of Home Stability Support and the Housing Access Voucher Program.
Thanks to New York City's pathbreaking Right to Counsel law, by 2022, all low-income tenants facing an eviction in housing court will have a right to an attorney. Early results of the program's implementation are positive, showing a marked rise in legal representation in RTC zip codes and a promising decline in evictions.
In the second part of our series, we explore how existing housing models in New York City meet the social housing goals of long-term affordability, social equality, and resident control.
As New York State housing advocates call for a long-term commitment to 600,000 units of "social housing" statewide, we break down social housing’s main elements and explore the policies that can support its growth.
Testimony to the Jersey City council sharing lessons learned from New York's passage of the Home Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 and insight on strengthening rent regulations.
Testimony to the New York State Assembly highlighting the importance of Good Cause Eviction protections to provide much-needed relief to large numbers of currently unregulated tenants both in New York City and in the rest of the state.
Testimony on the impact of rent increases for New York City's 365,000 low-income households living in rent regulated apartments.