McKees' Media - Dec. 17, 2018

MCI Loophole made Trumps rich

New York Times: As Trump & his siblings dodged taxes, up to 8,000 of their tenants paid the price with inflated rent hikes for building-wide improvements; tenants weigh lawsuit to get rollbacks

What we can expect from Albany

Joe Anuta: Cuomo says he wants to end vacancy decontrol (Crain's)

City & State: Setting the agenda: what Democrats might do in legislative session on rent & other issues

HUD and NYCHA

Sally Goldenberg: HUD Secretary Ben Carson threatens to exercise control over NYCHA if suitable plan is not in place by January 31(Politico NY)

City Council protections for tenants and rezoning

New York Times editorial: While Albany must close loopholes in rent laws, City Council can enact package of bills to curb landlord harassment of tenants

Joe Anuta: City Council committees consider garment center rezoning, restrictions on hotel construction, and 18 bills to strengthen anti-harassment tools (Crain's)

Joe Anuta: Dept. of Buildings integrating DHCR rent registration database into its information systems, as check against false certifications by landlords that there are no rent-regulated tenants in occupancy (Crain's)

Joe Anuta: What took the City so long to close the Kushner loophole? (Crain's)

Courthouse News: Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer & City Council sue to halt development of massive skyscrapers in Two Bridges neighborhood, say process was improper

Kushner building: toxic lead contamination

Patch: Jared Kushner LES building contaminated with toxic lead dust

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