Articles of Interest to Tenant Advocates - Mar. 13, 2018

The Real Deal: HPD suspends 421-a tax  subsidies for 1,700 property owners who  failed to file certificates New York Times: Annual Rent Guidelines  Board process begins with three vacancies;  landlords' Net Operating Incomes increase  for 12th consecutive year Erin Durkin: Speaker Corey Johnson pushes  $2 billion plan to build 15,000 senior  apartments (Daily News) Rebecca Burns: New movement for rent control spreads across U.S. (In These Times) CORRUPTION Tom Precious: Cuomo's enforcer Percoco  convicted on three felony charges (Buffalo  News) Syracuse Post-Standard on Percoco verdict New York Times on Percoco verdict Karen DeWitt/NPR: Testimony in Percoco  trial exposes unsavory but legal practices,  including abuse of LLC loophole, lack of  oversight for Cuomo's economic development  projects, + Cuomo's inappropriate control of  JCOPE  News 4: Mount Vernon Mayor Richard  Thomas charged with corruption AP: Corruption trial begins against ex-Nassau  County Executive Ed Mangano NYCHA New York Times: Cuomo says he is ready  to declare emergency, take over NYCHA   management Greg Smith: Cuomo outraged after visit to  bug-infested NYCHA apartment (Daily News) Sally Goldenberg: Cuomo & de Blasio trade  demands over NYCHA, as residents wait for   results (Politico NY) Glenn Blain: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie  sponsors bill to speed up NYCHA heating  system replacements (Daily News) Lincoln Anderson: Demolition plan for  West Village Houses "off the table" as   resale-restricted coop converts to  market rate status (The Villager) Gotham Gazette: Corey Johnson promises  deference to local Council members on land  use, but no veto ELECTIONS City & State: Guide to 11 special elections  for state legislature on April 24 Mike McKee http://www.tenantspac.org/