We’ve had issues lately with a few Coalition member tenants so we’d like to publicize this article on the investigation by ProPublica and WNYC:
Nov. 4, 2015 by Cezary Podkul
“Is your rent legal?
…ProPublica and WNYC are investigating how some New York City landlords jack up rents higher than the law allows – and sometimes get big property tax breaks….
One way landlords do this is by manipulating so-called “legal” and “preferential” rents. …they’re prone to abuse.
….If you think your landlord is overcharging you, if you think your building should be rent-stabilized but it isn’t, or if you’re paying a “preferential” rent and seeing big rate increases, please take [their] confidential survey on this link….
… ProPublica and WNYC are gathering these stories for the purposes of our reporting, and will not share your information with third-parties—including government agencies—without your permission. …
We know landlords sometimes retaliate…if you live in a rent-stabilized apartment, your landlord cannot evict you simply for talking to a reporter.”