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Read Met Council's latest issue of Tenant/Inquilino (February 2010 Issue). Click here for back issues.

 
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

                                                                                                  

Watch a video of the past year's efforts of the Real Rent Reform campaign. Watch the video on YouTube here.
 

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.

 

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.

 

Welcome to Met Council's Website!

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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You can also check out our tenant calendar to find out about upcoming lobby days and events.

 

 

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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.
 

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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