belated little pat on the back here: this Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center SCOTUS brief in the Grants Pass case references no fewer than *5* City Limits stories

Bylines include Daniel Parra Mejía David Brand patrick spauster Adrian Nesta and myself :)

supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…

Behold: The crux of the portfolio exemption in the Good Cause eviction protections.

Wild to see this is white and green: nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_f…

Here's my quick transcript of Sen. Stewart-Cousins' answer to Rebecca C. Lewis on enforcement:

The city's latest 'Asylum Seekers Terms and Conditions Report' is out, and City Limits' shelter tracker reflects new numbers from the last day of March--after dipping slightly, the total # of migrants in city shelters was similar to what it was in Feb. bit.ly/3w5IbZl

City Comptroller Brad Lander saw the City Limits shelter census tracker we built in 2022 (and that Emma Whitford, patrick spauster and Jeanmarie Evelly have continued to update) and said, ‘Hey, we should do that too’

Check out the original here: citylimits.org/nyc-shelter-co…

When your City Limits shelter census data viz makes it out in the wild!!! citylimits.org/nyc-shelter-co…

in light of Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander report on shelter pop, gotta boost our reporting (& tracker!)

'Since spring 2023, children... have made up the largest group of people in DHS shelters, totaling over 33K individuals on Dec. 4—one in three DHS shelter users.'

citylimits.org/2023/12/07/tra…

If a landlord doesn't comply with the lease disclosure, this seems impossible to enforce. Rent stabilization at least has a paper trail to follow, but unless all landlords register their portfolio size with the state (with LLC transparency), then there's no way of knowing

Hochul suggests that there will be some disclosure to tenants about if they are covered by new protections when asked about the portfolio size exemption in the housing deal by Errol Louis (@errol.louis on Threads)

Emma Whitford and I wrote about how tricky that is yesterday. citylimits.org/2024/04/17/goo…

“How many apartments does your landlord own? The answer could determine your eligibility for new eviction protections”

(But good luck finding out)

‘Good Cause’ Negotiations Raise Tricky Question: What’s in a Portfolio?
Emma Whitford + patrick spauster
citylimits.org/2024/04/17/goo…