Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Law
Let Them Rent Cake: George Pataki, Market Ideology, And The Attempt To Dismantle Rent Regulation In New York, Craig Gurian
Let Them Rent Cake: George Pataki, Market Ideology, And The Attempt To Dismantle Rent Regulation In New York, Craig Gurian
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article examines the ideological and political struggle over rent regulation that was waged by rent regulation opponents in the Spring of 1997. Part I traces the debate as it unfolded in 1997, including the role of legislative leaders, the governor, the press, and anti-regulation advocates. It focuses on the assumptions about the market shared by the various anti-regulation protagonists, and on the factors starkly omitted from their analyses. Part II sets forth the results of the debate, examining the provisions and consequences of the "Rent Regulation Reform Act of 1997," including the legislation passed in 2003 to extend rent …
Federal Preemption Of Rent Regulation Under Firrea, Eric William Hess
Federal Preemption Of Rent Regulation Under Firrea, Eric William Hess
Fordham Urban Law Journal
After hundreds of savings and loan institutions became insolvent in the 1980s, Congress enacted the Federal Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act, which was designed to provide affordable mortgage financing to low and moderate income individuals, and to dispose of the assets of the failed savings and loan institutions. Among the powers granted by FIRREA to the FDIC was the ability to disaffirm or repudiate leases held by insolvent institutions if those leases are deemed burdensome. In "Resolution Trust Corp. v. Diamond," the United States District Court wrongly held that FIRREA cannot be construed to allow Federal preemption of State …
Emergency Tenant Protection In New York: Ten Years Of Rent Stabilization, Diane Ungar
Emergency Tenant Protection In New York: Ten Years Of Rent Stabilization, Diane Ungar
Fordham Urban Law Journal
New York City's rent stabilization system was designed as an alternative to the rent control system. Rent stabilization looked to the owners for supervision as a way to benefit not only the system but tenants through an informed and experienced administration. Unfortunately, the system has had its fair share of shortcomings as rules have become technical, complex, and ill equipped to address the concerns of tenants. This comment examines the stabilization system's history and its current status. Though the current system has flaws, the flaws can be fixed and must be to protect NYC tenants and owners.