The following are links to outside sites related to landlord, tenant, housing and legal matters. SPONY is not associated with these links and does not control their content, but we think you will find many interesting and useful.
Services
• Rent Box - Simplify your renting in these difficult rental times.
Articles about Rent Regulation
• Why Rent Control is Immoral - The most powerful moral arguments against rent control you will find. (Ayn Rand Institute)
• How Rent Control Drives Out Affordable Housing - An authoritative study proving rent regulation results in higher rents for tenants. (Cato Institute)
• Housing Policy in New York: Myth and Reality - Next time someone proposes yet another government housing program, hand them this article. (Cato Institute)
Government Agencies (City and State)
• NYC Housing Preservation and Development
• NYC Rent Guidelines Board
• NYC Housing Authority
• NYC Link (official city website)
• NYS Division of Housing & Community Renewal
• NYS Attorney General's Tenants Rights Guide
• Housing Finance Agency/SONYMA
• NYC Housing Court
Government Agencies (Federal)
• Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• HUD - New York Office
• HUD - Multifamily Industry Site (includes section 8 info)
Other NYC Property Owner Organizations
• Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP)
• Rent Stabilization Association (RSA)
Web sites for Landlords
These sites are national in focus, keep in mind that NYC regulates housing significantly more than other states. They do offer good general advice and information for landlords.
• Landlord.com - very comprehensive site.
• Mr. Landlord.com - Has active landlord message board
• Small Property Owners of America -
See what our friends in Massachusetts, who in 1993 successfully abolished rent controls, have to say.
Tenant Organizations
• Tenant.net
• Tenant Exchange
