Gothamist: Rent Guidelines Board Sued Over Rent Hikes

Bozack

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:34:03 -0500

NannyState - That sounds reasonable.

NannyState

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:15:17 -0500

Just have the tennants produce a tax form during lease renewal and let their stated incomes determine where they live next. And while people like Bozack might keep their apartments, the ones that make way too much money for their UWS '3' at $1200 should get out and quit making market rate tennants subsidize their trips to Europe.

Bozack

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:39:55 -0500

Wow! All you guys that are hatin' on rent-stabilization must be suckers that pay WAY to much rent, or just moved here. I personally love my rent-stabilized apartment. I am not rich, and I don't own any property - I just have lived in the same apartment for a long time and pay my rent on time. My rent is still basically half a months work. Rent stabilization keeps neighborhoods intact. Without rent-stabilization NYC would basically be middle America.... which it is slowly becoming anyway.

JMH

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:26:14 -0500

Fuck them, there's plenty of apartments in Yonkers for less than $1,000 per month if they don't like it.

cutlass

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:46:12 -0500

Oh, well, if Christine Quinn said it, it must be true. It's not like she's corrupt. Or in a conflict of interest situation. Or the type of pandering scumbag term limits were invented for. Nope.

fugothamist

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:33:45 -0500

f*ck you quinn

felixthecat

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:59:24 -0500

I am waiting for the Sun to close down this month. They seems to print more garbage as they reach their demise.

eyekantspel

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:18:58 -0500

I wish they'd publish a list of every rent controlled and rent stabilized apartment and who the occupant was supposed to be and also offer a whistleblower incentive for neighbors to turn people who are abusing the system in. Give them a reward for ratting people out. Because almost everyone I know who is living in one of these apartments is NOT poor- own houses elsewhere or are living illegally under someone else's name.