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Tenant alert! |
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Read the
latest issue of Tenant/Inquilino, Met
Council's monthly newspaper.
June 2009
See
also
back issues.
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Albany Action Alert!
Despite the
recent chaos in State Senate, New York City
tenants have been traveling up to Albany
every day to demand the Senate put aside
their squabbles and pass important
pro-tenant legislation. Because of the
tenant movement's persistent and vocal
efforts, our legislation has been pushed to
the forefront of the political debate. We
need your help to keep up the pressure.
Met Council will be going up to Albany with
dozens of tenants every day the week of June
29, and there still available seats for you
to join us.
We need a strong presence in Albany every
day of the session to send a clear message
to the Senators: "Don't go home until you
save our homes!"
To join us on a day-trip to Albany, please call Mario
directly on his cell phone: 646-642-2507.
There is no charge for these trips. |
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Rent Guidelines Board sets increases of
3% for one year lease, 6% for two year
lease, and minimum rent increase for tenants
residing in their apartments for 6 years or more
with rents under $1,000 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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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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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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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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