Category: Help
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About Tenant Associations
Real Property Law Sec. 230 protects tenants who want to organize a tenant association for the purposes of protecting their rights to repairs, services, etc. Tenants may form, join, and participate in tenant organizations to protect their rights. Landlords must permit tenant organizations to meet, at no cost, in any community or social room in…
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Your Right As Tenants
Here is a simple FAQ from the Metropolitan Council on Housing to help explain Tenants’ Rights to Organize. Do tenants have the legal right to organize themselves into tenant groups and associations? Yes. The right of tenants to organize into associations is specifically protected by the laws of New York State, as well as the…
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NYC Energy Assistance
The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally funded program that helps low-income homeowners and renters heat and cool their homes. HEAP consists of five seasonal components benefits: Regular HEAP Benefit, Emergency HEAP Benefit, Cooling Assistance Benefit, Clean and Tune Benefit and Heating Equipment and Repair and Replacement (HERR) Benefit. If you are eligible,…
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Tenants’ Right to Organize
Under New York Real Property Law § 230, tenants have the right to form tenant associations and hold tenant meetings on or in the property where they live. Tenants can form organizations for safe and affordable housing. Tenant rights to organize include: Landlords and police must follow the law: In a memo sent to law…
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NYC Cash Assistance
Eligible families may receive up to 60 months of federally funded cash assistance under the Temporary Aid to Needy Families Program (TANF). Single individuals without children and families who have already received cash assistance for 60 months may receive benefits under the New York State Safety Net Program. Are you eligible for Cash Assistance? Visit…
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Tenant’s Rights
As a tenant, you have a right to a warranty of habitability from the landlord and if you can prove any violations you may be entitled to a rent abatement.
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Resources For Tenants
Helpful Resources for Tenants and Residents of New York City.