Replacing the Predatory Lien Sale
In January 2021, in response to advocacy the Abolish the NYC Tax Lien Sale Coalition, the NYC City Council passed legislation charting the course for ending New York City’s tax lien sale (Local Law 24 of 2021).
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NYCHA Real Talk Request for Proposals: Translation Review and Resident Workshops in Spanish and Chinese
We are looking for partners who will be able to review translated materials and conduct test workshops with their members in the target language. Materials address housing conditions and NYCHA’s privatization schemes.
Patch: Community Sues New York City Council Over Flushing Rezoning
The lawsuit describes the slight-of-hand that the City Planning Commission used to incorrectly certify the developers' application to start the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) without an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The City: Council Considers Killing the Tax-Collection Machine Rudy Giuliani Built
If the owner still could not pay back the lien, Segal said, they could “decide that they want to transfer the value of their land to the community land trust as a way of resolving the debt.”
Supporting Small Business Survival in NYC
Legislative Advocacy TakeRoot supports campaign to create Commercial Rent Stabilization in NYC. As part of the USBnyc Coalition (2018-2023), we helped pass the law that created mandatory storefront registrations and the resultant publicly available data, a requirement that the city
The City: Locals’ Lawsuit Slams Flushing Waterfront Development Project
Lawsuit filed by TakeRoot on behalf of Chhaya CDC, Minkwon Center for Community Action and the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce argues that a full environmental review, with community input, was omitted and is necessary before City Council vote.
New York Law Journal: #ClosedByCOVID: The City’s Power To Save Our Small Businesses
The City has the legal authority to suspend rents for commercial tenants impacted by the pandemic and stabilize commercial rents in the long term. By Paula Z. Segal, Cheryl Walker and Catherine Humphreville May 15, 2020 Having reduced her restaurant to
Law360: NY Atty Confusion, Concern Around New Virus Eviction Rule
New executive order from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo amending rules for commercial and residential evictions during the coronavirus pandemic could be particularly challenging for small businesses, according to senior staff attorney at TakeRoot Justice.
NY Daily News: Public housing gets the shaft again: Put coronavirus failures on top a wide range of other ones
We have been back in court twice; each time, the judge has urged NYCHA to make and show progress. But conditions continue to deteriorate, even amidst increasingly urgent concerns over COVID-19.
The City: NYCHA Tenants Stuck in Elevator Agony with Outage Spate
TakeRoot Justice has sued the authority, alleging the elevators and other persistent problems violate residents’ rights to live in safe, healthy conditions. A judge has ordered NYCHA to improve conditions, but the coronavirus has given renewed urgency to making fixes.