President-Elect & Vice President-Elect on Housing |
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P.A.’L.A.N.T.E. Harlem acknowledges the meaning of this election for women, for immigrants, for renters, for homeowners, and for our continued fight to assert our human rights. Make no mistake: this moment is a testament to the power of community and grassroots movements. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, our President-elect and Vice President-elect, continue to move ahead with the transition, announcing members of their transition team. Here is look at President-elect Joe Biden’s PLAN FOR INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH HOUSING plan he proposed in his campaign. Potential HUD Secretaries The New York Times and Politico recently published articles about who they think are likely candidates to have senior positions under President Biden. At the Housing Urban Development (HUD), the top contenders appear to be: - Karen Bass, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
- Alvin Brown, Former Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida who has worked at HUD
- Maurice Jones, President and CEO of LISC and former HUD Deputy Secretary
- Keisha Lance Bottoms, Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia
- Diane Yentel, President & CEO of the NLIHC who has worked at HUD
Politico says Brown is "high on the list," Jones is "another likely candidate," Yentel is "in the mix as well," and Bass and Lance Bottoms "have also been floated." |
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Save The Date Upcoming Webinars on Fridays at 7PM |
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Helpful COVID-19 Information Sources |
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P.A.’L.A.N.T.E. invites tenant association leaders (Presidents, Vice Presidents, Secretaries, and Treasurers) living in rent regulated buildings to join our Leaders Circle. Our Leaders Circle will meet virtually on a quarterly bases to discuss and assess what’s happening, building wide needs, best practices (By-Laws, fiduciary responsibilities, tenant harassment) and resources available to take each tenant association efforts to the next level. P.A.’L.A.N.T.E.’s Leaders Circle is an exclusive group of tenant leaders who are serious about getting results for every tenant in the building. Interested leaders should email leaderscircle@palanteharlem.org with the subject line Leaders Circle to set up an interview with us. |
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Landlord Refuses to Return Your Security Deposit? |
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Monthly Real Estate Article Roundup |
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Only 15,000 People Met New York's Criteria for Rent ReliefNew York State announced that it can only give out less than $40 million of the $100 million slated for statewide emergency rent relief, because too few people met the program's eligibility requirements. Only 15,000 people will receive state aid. |
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How Does the Federal Eviction Moratorium Work? It Depends Where You LiveFrom state to state, and even judge to judge, a simple-sounding order by the C.D.C. on eviction cases is open to interpretation. Fending off an eviction could depend on which judge a renter in financial trouble is given, despite a federal government order intended to protect renters at risk of being turned out. |
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New York City Council Bills Aim to Curb Deed FraudCar theft, once rampant in the city, has been reduced to a trickle. But thieves have become adept at stealing something even more valuable: homes. While auto larcenies have plunged to about 5,000 a year from nearly 150,000 in 1990, some 3,152 deed theft complaints were filed with the Department of Finance over the past six years. |
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State Proposes Cost Caps for Rent-regulated Apartment RenovationsMore than a year after New York's rent law was overhauled, the state has proposed cost caps for renovations that allow landlords to increase rents. The Division of Homes and Community Renewal's proposed schedule of reasonable costs for major capital improvements, or MCIs, drew mixed reactions from landlord groups at a hearing last week. |
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Mayor Bill De Blasio Won't Raise NYC Property TaxesGood news for real estate owners: Mayor Bill de Blasio said he won't consider raising property taxes to close the city's widening budget gap. The mayor told reporters that raising property taxes even 1 percent was "off the table, period," the New York Post reported. |
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