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Tenants and advocates argue that the agency's processes and decisions are often opaque, making it difficult for renters to understand their rights or the status of their complaints. This lack of clarity can discourage tenants from pursuing legitimate claims and erodes trust in the agency’s ability to protect tenant rights. [17]
After the 2018 elections – in which Democrats took control of the New York State Senate for the first time in a decade and just the third time in 50 years [2] – momentum began on behalf of changes to landlord-tenant law. [3] [4] Eventually, a package of nine bills emerged which incorporated a large number of proposed changes. [5]
Unscrupulous landlords could conceal defects and, if the tenant complains, threaten to raise the rent at the end of the lease. With rent control, tenants can request that hidden defects, if they exist, be repaired to comply with building code requirements, without fearing retaliatory rent increases. Rent control could thus compensate somewhat ...
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Tenant right to counsel (TRTC) guarantees that eligible tenants will be provided legal representation, especially when tenants face eviction.Without a right to counsel, tenants are represented by lawyers around 3% of the time on average, whereas landlords have legal representation in 84% of cases.
"Tenant's current lease appears to grant tenants strong long term rent rate amount restrictions, unconventional method of rental payment, and possible occupancy rights until 2053."
The tenant can ask the court to issue a restraining order, file a criminal complaint against the landlord, or sue him/her for money damages and attorney's fees. Because of these options for recourse, it may be to the tenant's advantage to complain about code violations in writing before the landlord issues a notice of eviction or a rent increase.
“The Hills” stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, along with other Pacific Palisades property owners, have sued the city of Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power over damage caused ...