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Read
Met Council's latest issue of Tenant/Inquilino
(February
2010 Issue).
Click here for back issues. |
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Get Active Brooklyn!
Met Council on Housing Launches 1st
Borough Activist Meeting February 11
We are excited to announce the
launch of Metropolitan Council on
Housing's new monthly activist
meetings - which we are looking to
establish in multiple boroughs. We
have been looking for spaces
all across the city where we
can host gatherings of tenants
interested in joining in the
struggle to bring affordable housing
for all. We are happy to share that
we have secured our first location -
in Brooklyn!
Brooklyn Meeting:
2nd
Thursday of Each Month - 6PM to 8PM
Next
Meeting Feb 11, 2010
Lafayette Ave, Presbyterian Church
Meeting Hall
85
South Oxford St., btwn Lafayette Ave
and Hanson Pl.
By Subway:
2/3/4/5/B/Q
to Atlantic Avenue
D/M/N/R
to Pacific Street
C to Lafayette Avenue;
G to Fulton Street
Meetings For Bronx, Manhattan,
& Queens Tenants - Coming Soon
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Watch a video of the past year's efforts of
the Real Rent Reform campaign. Watch the
video on YouTube
here. |
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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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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.
You can also
check out our
tenant
calendar to find out about upcoming lobby
days and events.
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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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The Rent Guidelines Board
set rent increase for all
1.3 million rent stabilized
apartments in New York City.
For leases renewals between
October 1, 2009, and
September 30, 2010, the rent
increase is 3% for one year
leases, and 6% for two year
leases - and for tenants
residing in their apartments
for more than six years
whose current rent is less
than $1,000, minimum
increases of $30 for one
year leases and $60 for two
year leases. See our
RGB page for more info. Or
click here
for printable chart of
guidelines. |
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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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