Across every ZIP code in Monroe County, renters spend about $450 less each month on housing than homeowners with a mortgage.
Housing
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Rochester renters’ rights pioneer dies; her case lives on in limbo
With the help of the Legal Aid Society of Rochester, Linda Barger took her case for better living conditions to court and won.
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Commentary: The rent really is too damn high
Rochester’s rental prices are steadily and aggressively climbing. It is as if the state motto of Excelsior — “ever upward” — has become the mantra of the local rental market.
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A landlord’s victim fights back and blazes a trail for tenants
She lives with mice, buckling ceilings, and shoddy walls. But Linda Barger sued her landlord for repairs and won, becoming a pioneer for Rochester tenants’ rights.
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City Court starts housing section
The new section will allow tenants to bring small claims actions against landlords who fail to fix code violations.
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Council to vote on vacancy study legislation
The study would be the city’s first step toward opting in to state rent stabilization laws.
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Vacancy study a first step toward rent stabilization law
Earlier this year, state lawmakers made upstate communities eligible to opt in to tenant protections that have been in place downstate since 1974.
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Week ahead: Events for the week of February 20
Rochester City Council will vote on Sanctuary City legislation when it meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The legislation, which was introduced by Mayor Lovely Warren, will reaffirm Rochester’s status as a sanctuary city, which it’s been since 1986. In short, that means the city’s police will only cooperate with federal immigration agents in ways that […]
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Task force releases zombie properties report
The Monroe County task force on zombie properties issued its first round of recommendations for local, state, and federal governments and agencies today. Members of the Task Force on Vacant and Abandoned Properties laid out the recommendations during a press conference. The suggestions focus on three areas: Prevention of vacancies; Identification and maintenance of vacant […]
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EMMA leader vows to fight on
The leader of the East Main, Mustard, and Atlantic Avenue neighborhood association says that the group will take its fight against a controversial housing project to City Council. The City Planning Commission signed-off last week on a rezoning proposal which allows for the construction of the $17 million development between Mustard and Palmer streets in […]
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Eviction fight draws national attention
Elizabeth McGriff is back in her house on Cedarwood Terrace, though the law is not on her side. She was evicted from the property in April. McGriff says that she has no idea how long she’ll be able to stay in the house, which is in foreclosure by her mortgage lender, MidFirst Bank. The advocacy […]
