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Airbnb hosts in Ithaca will now have to live for more than half of the year on the property they’re renting.
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The council voted Wednesday to allocate $2.2 million in federal COVID-relief funds to a 100-unit, affordable housing project.
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The City of Norwich in Chenango County and the Village of Endicott in Broome County will each receive $10 million for downtown improvements.
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The Ithaca Tenants Union has been sitting in on weekly city eviction proceedings for several weeks, to put pressure on landlords, as well as the court, to prevent or stall evictions.
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The City of Ithaca will soon begin a guaranteed income pilot program. It's intended for lower and middle-income residents who are primary caregivers.
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"Help is on the way for literally thousands of families hurt by the pandemic."
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Housing activists in Binghamton are calling on college students to join efforts to improve the quality of housing and tenant protections.
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Federal funding is on the way to New York homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure.
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The bill would limit rent increases to 3% annually, or 1.5 times the annual percentage change in the consumer price index for rent in that area.
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"Now every time we see it rain, or flood warning, we get scared and we flee our house."
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New York is one of just a handful of states that have exhausted the rent relief funding allocated to them by the federal government.
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Advocates for "Good Cause" eviction in Ithaca say it would give more negotiating power to tenants who are in a vulnerable position.