May 23, 2023 | Movement Power, Organizational, Tenant News
170 New York TA (Brooklyn Eviction Defense Tenant Union – LocalĀ #44) held a rally to celebrate their 3 months long rent strike against their slumlord Hager Management. Tenant leaders, young and old, new and lifelong, spoke of how they came together, how they...
Mar 25, 2023 | Movement Power, Tenant News
Our bargaining committee delegates from 649 Empire TA (representing over 70% of a 54 unit building who signed on to our collective demands ) met with landlord Michael Niamonitakis of Meridian Properties LLC. We presented an itemized list of our collective conditions...
Mar 14, 2023 | Movement Power, Organizational, Tenant News
The bargaining committee at 649 Empire TA met last night to iron out our demands and resolve for today’s negotiation with our the Landlord! We sent our demands out last monday and were met with a prompt response a day later from the landlord. This was no...
Mar 5, 2023 | Movement Power, Organizational, Tenant News
What does building tenant power, karaoke, and catering trays full of fried chicken have in common? the Greenrock Tenants Council! Greenrock tenants are stronger together! Greenrock management has been hiking up rents and denying tenants their rights. The Greenrock...
Mar 5, 2023 | Movement Power, Organizational, Tenant News
On Sept 17 2022, the 219 13th St Tenant Association(@219tenantsbk), with full support of our community, announced that our much overdue RENT STRIKE will begin October 1st if the underlying issues in the building are not fixed and the gas not turned back on! Tenants...
Mar 5, 2023 | Movement Power, Organizational, Tenant News
Back in September, the tenants of 950 Rutland met for the first meeting of their relaunched tenant association! A past tenant association fell apart years ago when one of the tenant leaders passed away and, also, when the nonprofit helping them organize stopped...