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Editor: David Reiss
Cornell Law School

May 14, 2026

The Real Deal: NYC’s Rent Stabilization Crisis

By David Reiss

The Real Deal quoted me in NY’s Rent Stabilization Crisis. It reads, in part, The goal for rent-stabilized housing, as panelists from the landlord and tenant sides agreed at a sold-out New York City Bar Association event last week, should be a … Continue reading

April 16, 2026

NYC Rent Adjustments and Freezes

By David Reiss

NY1 interviewed me this morning in Former Rent Guidelines Board Chair Talks Process, Possibility of Freezing Rent:  Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised to freeze the rent on nearly 1 million stabilized apartments as a signature part of his campaign. Despite a … Continue reading

April 14, 2026

Current Issues in Affordable Housing in New York City

By David Reiss

I will be moderating a panel on Rent Freezes, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), and Nonpayment at this in-person New York City Bar program on May 7th. The registration link is here and the full … Continue reading

March 19, 2026

Can Mayor Mamdani Freeze the Rent? It’s Complicated.

By David Reiss

  I published a column with Nestor Davidson in Vital City, Can Mayor Mamdani Freeze the Rent? It’s Complicated. It reads, Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor who promised as a candidate to freeze the rent for rent-stabilized units each … Continue reading

February 19, 2026

Mamdani’s First 50 Days: Housing Edition

By David Reiss

I was interviewed for AMNewYork’s story, Mamdani’s First 50 Days. It reads, in part, For Professor David Reiss, a Cornell University housing expert and former chair of the Rent Guidelines Board, the mayor’s housing orientation so far is unmistakably pro-tenant, … Continue reading

February 17, 2026

When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With The Real World

By David Reiss

Biying Cheng and I have a column in Law 360, When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With Real World. It reads, The city of Detroit filed a public nuisance lawsuit in July of last year in the Michigan Circuit Court for the Third … Continue reading

December 10, 2025

Housing Stability in the Mamdani Administration

By David Reiss

I am looking forward to the discussion tonight on Housing Stability in the Mamdani Administration, hosted by the Urban Design Forum. While it is sold out, we will be discussing “what a potential rent freeze may look like under the … Continue reading