By Ben Kochman Published March 12, 2026, 4:36 p.m. ET The landlord of a squalid, mouse-and-roach-filled South Bronx apartment building has been ordered to pay a whopping $2.17 million fine and finally make repairs, city officials announced Thursday. Seth Miller —
To the tenants and their attorneys at TakeRoot Justice, demolition of communal spaces, eviction attempts, and landlord's claim that they need to vacate for him to make repairs are all part of an effort to get residents to move out.
Tenants at 552 Dean St. say their homes have been covered in mold, leaks and pests for years.
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.
The website for 38 Sixth Ave. promises a “luxurious urban affordable apartment lifestyle." The reality, tenants say, has been dismaying.”
Tenants in a Flatbush prewar apartment complex join together to take on one of New York’s most notorious property companies.
Tenants of 63 Tiffany Place in Carrol Gardens, Brooklyn and city leaders rallied to pressure their landlord to halt rent hikes and evictions.
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.
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
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!
