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Tag: Brooklyn homeownership

The basement pilot program creates more affordable housing within existing buildings while bringing illegal units up to code
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Tax Lien Auction Must Be Eliminated, AG Urges Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council

by Brooklyn Reader December 14, 2020January 25, 2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James has called on Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson to reform tax lien sale from a process that “tears down neighborhoods to one that builds them up.” On Monday, James sent a letter to de Blasio and Johnson urging the city to reform the legislation, […]

The program, initially designed to solvage distressed properties, has come under scrutiny for seizing properties from Brooklyn homeowners
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City Council to Hold Hearing on HPD’s Third Party Transfer Program

by Andrea Leonhardt July 8, 2019January 28, 2021
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