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Friday, June 1, 2018

McKee's Media April 14 2018



Tenants' PAC
RENT STABILIZED APARTMENTS
New York Times: How to find a rent-stabilized apartment
Ask Sam: Think your apartment should be rent-stabilized? 
Here's how to find out (Brick Underground)

New York Times: California advocates take rent control 
 campaign to the streets

Michael McKee: What does the Democratic "unity" 
deal mean for tenants? (Town & Village)

NY Times: Judge orders lead paint inspections in public 
housing within 90 days

Brad Lander & David Jones: Fifty years after passage of 
Fair Housing Act, New York City remains deeply segregated 
(Daily News OpEd)

MITCHELL-LAMAS
Patch: Schumer & Espaillat secure federal funds they say 
 will keep East Harlem Mitchell-Lama Lakeview development 
affordable for 20 years
Abigail Savitch-Lew: Linden Plaza tenants sue landlord, 
 feds & city to overturn unaffordable Bloomberg deal to 
"preserve" Mitchell-Lama complex (City Limits)

The Real Deal: NYC sues Airbnb over failure to comply 
 with subpoena

Mike McKee
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