BK Reader: Prospect Heights Tenants Rally at Housing Court to Get Landlord to Make Repairs
Tenants at 552 Dean St. say their homes have been covered in mold, leaks and pests for years.
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BK Reader: Tenants Fed Up With Lack of Heat, Other Violations in 3 Sunset Park Buildings
Residents from 225, 227 and 229 23rd St. say their landlord, Shea Sigal, is abusing their human rights. The 23rd St Tenants Association, supported by the nonprofit TakeRoot Justice, initiated a court proceeding against Sigal in 2023.
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City Limits: Despite New Owner’s Promised Upgrades, ‘100% Affordable’ Atlantic Yards Building Endures Hot Water Outages, Broken Door, Even Bees
The website for 38 Sixth Ave. promises a “luxurious urban affordable apartment lifestyle." The reality, tenants say, has been dismaying.”
The Baffler: Fighting Back in Flatbush
Tenants in a Flatbush prewar apartment complex join together to take on one of New York’s most notorious property companies.
Pix 11: Brooklyn tenants fear evictions, rally for support
Tenants of 63 Tiffany Place in Carrol Gardens, Brooklyn and city leaders rallied to pressure their landlord to halt rent hikes and evictions.
New York Times: Why a ‘Startling Number’ of Low-Income Tenants Face Eviction Cases
Some of the biggest providers of housing for mentally ill and formerly homeless New Yorkers have sued tenants for unpaid rent. While few have been evicted, critics call the process cruel and unnecessary. Read more at The New York Times.
The City: Council Bills Aim to Combat Illegal Evictions
City Councilmember Sandy Nurse (D-Brooklyn) is introducing a package of bills that aims to curb illegal evictions, citing THE CITY’s reporting on tenants locked out of their apartments by landlords. Titled the Stop Illegal Evictions Act, the four bills Nurse
Spotlight on Our Work in Coalitions: Supportive Housing Organized and United Tenants (SHOUT)
TakeRoot Justice is proud to be a founding organization of Supportive Housing Organized and United Tenants (SHOUT), the city’s first ever tenant union of supportive housing tenants and applicants. The creation and impact of the coalition – just this year!
NBC: Deadly Bronx fire puts focus on space heaters some see as ‘symbols of inequity’
"This is about more than a space heater," Pilar DeJesus, an advocacy coordinator with TakeRoot Justice said. "We need to get to the root of the problems."