New York Makes Deed Theft a Crime, Protects Homeowners From ‘Predatory’ Sales
Brooklyn homeowners now have significant new protections against predatory schemes on their property...
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Prospect Park South Tenants Sue Landlord Over Sewage Leaks, Mold
By Jada Camille, Brooklyn Paper Residents of a Prospect Park South apartment building are suing t...
Woman Who Claimed Abandoned East New York House Fights Investors for Possession
Ten years ago Sybil Green, who goes by the name Tami, was biking down a stretch of Jackie Robinson P...
Neighbors Testify to Climate of Fear, Threatening Behavior in Crown Heights Landlord Harass Trial
Maria Flores’ elderly father was home alone when a man with a dog climbed from the rear of neighbo...
‘All I’m Asking Is for a Normal Life,’ Crown Heights Tenant Pleads in Harassment Trial
Francis Roberts fought back tears in the witness stand of a Brooklyn courtroom Thursday as he explai...
Rent-Stabilized Sunset Park Tenants Displaced by Fire File Suit Against Landlords and DOB
Tenants of a rent-stabilized Sunset Park apartment building that was ravaged by a fire last fall hav...
City Mulls Ditching Controversial Property Transfer Program as Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Looms
The Adams administration said Friday it is taking a hard look at the city’s Third Party Transfer (...
Judge Rules Brooklyn Homeowners Can Move Forward With Suit Over Home Seizures
A federal court on Thursday ruled that three central Brooklyn homeowners of color can move forward w...
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