May 29, 2015
Facts and Myths About Rent Regulation
Few topics are more fraught in NYC than rent regulation and stances about it are typically set by where people are financially and ideologically. It is always useful when someone tries to add some good old-fashioned facts to the debate in order to … Continue reading
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May 27, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
MERS Litigation — Brief of Amicus Curiae the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School and Law Professors in Support of the Appellee, by Max Weinstein, Melanie B. Leslie, David J. Reiss, Joseph William Singer & Rebecca Tushnet, Brooklyn Law … Continue reading
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May 14, 2015
Thursday’s Advocacy & Think Tank Round-Up
City lab’s analyzes why Billionaires Don’t Pay Taxes in New York, concludes that recent housing boom has been in the “ultralux” market and that the owners pay a fraction of their share due to a tax code that shifts the … Continue reading
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April 30, 2015
Too Many Parks?
Robert Ellickson has posted Open Space in an Urban Area: Might There Be Too Much of a Good Thing? to SSRN. The abstract reads, Numerous policies encourage the preservation of open space in urban areas. Two of many examples are … Continue reading
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April 27, 2015
Abusive Non-Rent Fees for Rent Stabilized Tenants
The Urban Justice Center’s Community Development Project has issued a report, The Burden of Fees: How Affordable Housing is Made Unaffordable. The introduction reads, Tenants in New York City’s poorest neighborhoods are under attack. Despite the existence of laws such as … Continue reading
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April 21, 2015
How Can Tech Support Housing Rights?
Here is Linda Raftree’s write up of the Technology Salon Brooklyn event on How Can Tech Support Housing Rights in Brooklyn? The salon co-hosted the event with the Brooklyn Community Foundation (BCF) and AfroLatin@ Project. The salon attendees explored the issue of tenant rights within the wider context … Continue reading
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April 14, 2015
Reiss at TechSalon on Tenant Rights
I will be the lead discussant at a Technology Salon Brooklyn event on Thursday morning: How Are ICTs and Social Media Supporting Tenant Rights? The invitation reads, Gentrification is top of mind of many Brooklynites, as they are pushed out of … Continue reading
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