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The Metropolitan Council on Housing is a tenants’ rights membership organization made up of New York City tenants who believe in our motto of “housing for people, not profit.” We formed in 1959 to fight for a city where everyone has access to safe, decent, affordable housing… Support Us
In New York City’s Housing Courts, almost 50% of tenants facing eviction do not have legal representation, while 98% of landlords do. Met Council on Housing’s tenants’ right telephone hotline is a unique service in that we offer free support to tenants who need to advocate for themselves.
Met Council on Housing members protesting for home rule in the freezing winter of 1972 Homesteaders’ Rally (1990). We operate a number of tenant-assistance programs, run by our members, including a tenants’ rights telephone hotline and a walk-in clinic, which serve thousands per year and are free and open to any New York City tenant.
Met Council on Housing suggests that tenants find a lawyer who only represents tenants. Does your lawyer specialize in New York City tenant-landlord law? Simply being a lawyer doesn’t mean that you know New York City tenant-landlord law. NYC housing law is extremely complex, and many people spend their career focusing on it exclusively.
In New York City, the need for genuinely affordable housing far outstrips the supply. Due to the tremendous influence of the real estate industry in our politics, our supply of housing that’s affordable to low, moderate, and middle income families is in rapid decline, as loopholes have been created to allow landlords to opt-out of subsidy programs, and to convert rent-regulated apartments to ...
After moving to Brooklyn, they began working with their neighborhood tenant union and later joined Met Council on Housing to expand that work and push toward both city and state-wide change. Jordan is committed to working with neighbors to meet our current needs while building power to stop exploitative housing practices.
SUBTITLE S. DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL CHAPTER VII. EMERGENCY HOUSING RENT CONTROL SUBCHAPTER D. RENT AND EVICTION REGULATIONS — NEW YORK CITY. Includes amendments filed Apr. 24, 2013, effective Jan. 8, 2014. HTML markup by Stuart Lawrence (updated July 18, 2014) Notice: This is an unofficial copy of 9 NYCRR parts 2200-2211.
Evictions and Housing Court. ... Met Council Research & Educational Fund 501c3 and Met Council Action ...
Housing Notebook is a weekly live call-in radio show covering the housing movement in New York City and around the world. The show is a production of the Metropolitan Council on Housing. Monday evenings from 8 – 9 p.m. On the radio: 99.5 WBAI FM (in the New York metropolitan area) On the Internet: live on wbai.org, or visit the WBAI archive.
Public housing residents, and tenants in subsidized housing (HUD, project-based Section 8, etc) do not have the right to sublet. Non-profit buildings: Tenants in limited-profit or non-profit housing may be prohibited from subletting, or these rights may be further restricted (check your program guidelines).