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Posted by Maria on January 30, 2001 at 21:31:11:

In Reply to: Senior Parents raised $315 by new Owner posted by Worried Daughter on January 30, 2001 at 19:33:09:

: My senior, Italian-speaking parents rent an apt in a 4-family building in Brooklyn. They've been there for 17 years and the new off-site landlord of a few months just raised them $315. Do they have any recourse at all? Is this legal? Can they fight this? Only Dad is on SS, very limited income. Help.

Legal, yes: 4 units = not stabilized, usually.

Call DHCR 718-739-6400 to find out for sure.

If they are, the rent increase is only 4 or 6%. And they don't have to pay that if they're eligible for SCRIE: http://nyc.gov/html/dfta/html/benefitframe.html#scrie

If the apartment is not supposed to be stabilized, get help form the neighborhood senior center. And call/ find that Brooklyn community organization with Fifth Avenue in its name: they have a special interest in helping stop the displacement of seniors by these huge rent increases. (found it!: below)

FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE
Organizes around housing issues. Located in Park Slope, Brooklyn; Current project entails providing organizing support to their Displacement-Free Zone Campaign. The agency needs volunteers during regular office hours, however occasional evening work is available. Bilingual (English/Spanish) is helpful.
141 Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Benjamin Dulchin (718) 857-2990
Fax: (718) 857-4322
E-mail: fac@igc.apc.org

Here's a list of some other Brooklyn agencies to try:

http://tenant.net/Court/Tenguide/bkspart5.html

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: : My senior, Italian-speaking parents rent an apt in a 4-family building in Brooklyn.  They've been there for 17 years and the new off-site landlord of a few months just raised them $315.  Do they have any recourse at all?  Is this legal?  Can they fight this?  Only Dad is on SS, very limited income.  Help.

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: Legal, yes: 4 units = not stabilized, usually.

: Call DHCR 718-739-6400 to find out for sure.

: If they are, the rent increase is only 4 or 6%.  And they don't have to pay that if they're eligible for SCRIE: http://nyc.gov/html/dfta/html/benefitframe.html#scrie

: If the apartment is not supposed to be stabilized, get help form the neighborhood senior center.  And call/ find that Brooklyn community organization with Fifth Avenue in its name: they have a special interest in helping stop the displacement of seniors by these huge rent increases. (found it!: below)

: FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE 
: Organizes around housing issues. Located in Park Slope, Brooklyn; Current project entails providing organizing support to their Displacement-Free Zone Campaign. The agency needs volunteers during regular office hours, however occasional evening work is available. Bilingual (English/Spanish) is helpful. 
: 141 Fifth Avenue 
: Brooklyn, NY 11217 
: Benjamin Dulchin (718) 857-2990 
: Fax: (718) 857-4322 
: E-mail: fac@igc.apc.org 


: Here's a list of some other Brooklyn agencies to try:

: http://tenant.net/Court/Tenguide/bkspart5.html


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