McKee's Media - Jan. 31, 2020

STATE TENANT PROTECTION LAWS The Real Deal: Rent overcharge cases pile up as new rent law increased potential liabilities for landlords Georgia Kromrei: Support grows in state legislature for bill to bar no-fault evictions; majority of Democrats in both houses sign on as sponsors (The Real Deal)  Georgia Kromrei: Landlords deal with the rent law aftershocks (The Real Deal)  The Jersey Journal: City Council in Jersey City proposes to strengthen rent control law  Denis Slattery: New poll finds most New Yorkers support taxing the rich (Daily News) Qns.com: Carl Heastie appoints Mitchell-Lama housing working group Matthew Haag: Facades on 1,400 NYC buildings are dangerous to pedestrians, as landlords flout law, ignore enforcement & $31 million in fines (New York TImes) HOUSING SHORTAGE Daily News editorial: The only way to address the housing shortage in NYC is to build more market-rate housing New York Post editorial: New rent law is harming New York City's housing stock Historic.ly: Debunking Traditional Economics Arguments Against Rent Control Michael Kimmelman: Everything you think you know about housing is probably wrong; "density" a misunderstood concept (New York Times) (MUST READ)