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)   HOUSING DISCRIMINATION Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: Facing housing discrimination: Here's how to get help from New York State (GOOD VIDEO OF ROCHESTER TENANT RALLY) NYC MAYORAL RACE and MAYORAL POWER Janaki Chadha: Prominent tenant group endorses Corey Johnson for NYC mayor (Politico NY) Samar Khurshid: Corey Johnson releases comprehensive, "holistic" plan to address NYC homelessness crisis, shift funds from shelters to permanent housing, calls on state & city to increase funding (Wall Street Journal) Azi Paybarah: Ruben Diaz Jr. drops out of race for NYC mayor (New York Times) Politico: Shaun Donovan, Bloomberg's HPD commissioner who allowed Stellar Management to remove Independence Plaza from Mitchell-Lama, to run for NYC mayor Michael Gartland: Scott Stringer proposes to require 25 percent of new construction be for low-income tenants (Daily News) New York Times: NYC commission proposes major overhaul of real property tax system that would provide more equitable assessments CITY COUNCIL and BOROUGH PRESIDENTS City & State revises its list of most effective New York City Council members https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/new-york-city/5-best-new-york-city-lawmakers.html Politico NY: New York City Council staffers secure more than enough signatures to unionize Cayla Harris: Assembly Member Dan Quart introduces bill to allow state legislative staff to unionize (Albany Times Union) Shant Shahrigian: New York City Council Member Rafael Espinal Jr. resigns nearly two years before the end of his term Shant Shahrigian: Amanda Farias declares rematch against New York City Council Member Ruben Diaz, Sr. (Daily News) Queens Daily Eagle: Four candidates fail to make ballot for March 24 special election for Borough President City & State honors 50 over 50 including MICHAEL McKEE  (this website's emphasis) Ross Barkan: After 47 years, Assembly Member Joe Lentol faces real primary challenge (Gothamist) Amanda Fries: Flanagan, Stewart-Cousins pick members of non-partisan redistricting panel (Albany Times Union) Copyright © 2020 TenantsPAC, All rights reserved.