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For Some New York Landlords, It’s Legal to Take Tax Breaks and Then Raise Rents Without Limit

The protections stem from when Rudy Giuliani, together with the real-estate industry, maneuvered behind the scenes in 1995 to exempt downtown Manhattan apartments from rent stabilization rules.

Marcelo Rochabrun

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New York Landlords Exploit Rent Loopholes That Inadvertently Foster Homelessness

Thanks to a 2003 state law, owners of rent-stabilized apartments can arbitrarily boost rents to a legal maximum…

Pacific Standard Staff

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A New Proposal to Help Low-Income Renters

Is a renter’s tax credit a step in the right direction? By Dwyer Gunn (Photo: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)…

Pacific Standard Staff

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Does America’s Housing Policy Need a Reset?

Politicians and researchers are wondering if current federal spending on housing is being properly targeted.

Dwyer Gunn

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Can Curbing Gentrification Help Stop Climate Change?

Experts agree: Creating affordable housing to combat the effects of gentrification is a key factor in tackling climate change. But is it enough?

DeAndrea Salvador

Small Gifts, Stable Homes

How just a little bit of cash now can prevent homelessness later.

Tom Jacobs

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Luxury Living Is Everywhere Now—and Out of Reach for Most

A close look at one neighborhood in Washington, D.C., illustrates how those who can afford to buy are…

Pacific Standard Staff

The United States of Homelessness

A look at a growing problem.

Michael Fitzgerald

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East Chicago’s Housing Crisis, Continued: The Week That Turned the City Upside Down

While a settlement in a civil rights complaint brings some relief, residents are still left wondering why hundreds of homes were built on an industrial wasteland.

Kevin Stark

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Behind the Scenes of East Chicago’s Housing Crisis

How one city’s lead crisis has left more than 1,100 people looking for new homes.

Kevin Stark