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ArchivePrevious Front Page Stories: 2010 Dec 18. 2010 NEW INFO FOR ALL LAP TENANTS WHO RECEIVED DHCR FORMS... Now MORE rent registration forms have been sent by Stellar/DHCR. Nov 30, 2010 To All Lap Tenants Who Filed Overcharge Papers Did you receive DHCR Apartment Registration Forms from Stellar Management? About Paying Your Rent The LAP plaintiffs who have been advised that they now may pay their last ML rent + electricity are those tenants who were named plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in NY Supreme Court in 2004, which was recently won by the tenants based on the J-51 tax abatement. That does not include tenants who have DHCR overcharge complaints pending. Those tenants should continue to pay their monthly billed rent until advised to do otherwise by our attorney, Seth Miller. Dec 18, 2010 -- NEW INFO FOR ALL LAP TENANTS WHO RECEIVED DHCR FORMS... Now MORE rent registration forms have been sent by Stellar/DHCR. Nov 30, 2010 -- To All Lap Tenants Who Filed Overcharge Papers Did you receive DHCR Apartment Registration Forms from Stellar Management? By filing these forms Stellar Management is finally beginning to do what they should have done back in June 2004 and registering our rent stabilized apartments with DHCR. They have started with the LAP tenants at this time. IPNTA is collecting 2 copies of all forms to provide to our attorney as part of the ongoing litigation with Stellar Management. Please DO NOT send the copies of your forms directly to our attorney. It's not fair to snow his office with hundreds of forms. We will collect and organize the forms for him. Keep the original with your papers. Please review your forms carefully and see if the information is correct. Note that there are two forms -- one indicating your last Mitchell-Lama rent as of June 28, 2004; and another indicating the rent of your first post-Mitchell Lama lease with Stellar Management. Check both for accuracy. Make 2 copies of both of your forms, write directly onto the copy any comments you have about accuracy, and leave under door of the IPNTA Vice President of your building: (Townhouses can leave under any VP’s door): OR: As an alternative you may instead e-mail scanned copies of your forms to INFO@IPNTA.ORG Tenants who filed with us and received the forms
MUST submit copies to complete your papers. About Paying Your Rent The LAP plaintiffs who have been advised that they now may pay their last ML rent + electricity are those tenants who were named plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in NY Supreme Court in 2004, which was recently won by the tenants based on the J-51 tax abatement. That does not include tenants who have DHCR overcharge complaints pending. Those tenants should continue to pay their monthly billed rent until advised to do otherwise by our attorney, Seth Miller. (Oct 2010) IPN Tenants Have Won the J-51 Case!What to do now: See the October 2010 newsletter for details. Act now to protect your rights as tenants of rent stabilized apartments. October 2010 Newsletter (HTML) or download PDF DHCR Overcharge Form http://www.nysdhcr.gov/Forms/Rent/ra89.pdf Information for Volunteers - Thank you for your help! Download Volunteer Checklist *** Work Sessions to Collect Overcharge Papers ***ALL tenants who moved in before April 2006
What to Bring With You:
At the meeting:
Contact info@ipnta.org if you have questions (or leave note in IPNTA lobby box). About Paying Your Rent The LAP plaintiffs who have been advised that they now may pay their last ML rent + electricity are those tenants who were named plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed in NY Supreme Court in 2004, which was recently won by the tenants based on the J-51 tax abatement. That does not include tenants who have DHCR overcharge complaints pending. Those tenants should continue to pay their monthly billed rent until advised to do otherwise by our attorney, Seth Miller. Meeting Notes from General Tenants Meeting Wed., Apr 28, 2010 [Download Special Announcement] [Download DHCR Letter] Special Announcement March 9, 2010DHCR PASSES THE BUCKOn Monday, March 8, 2010, IPNTA’s attorney, Seth Miller received DHCR’s “Determination Pursuant to Court Request.” DHCR is the New York State agency that administers the Rent Stabilization Law. The judge in the IPN J-51 litigation asked DHCR to consider IPN’s rent stabilization status. J-51 is a tax benefit given to landlords who perform certain repairs or improvements; buildings receiving the benefit must be rent-regulated. Until June, 2004 IPN was “rent regulated” as a Mitchell Lama development. IPN’s landlord received the J-51 tax benefit until 2006 when it was “retroactively terminated” by HPD, the New York City agency that administers the J-51 tax benefit program. (Note: We still adamantly challenge the legality of “retroactive termination.”) Read DHCR’s letter What did DHCR do?
What Does This Mean? The ball is back in the judge’s court. Now the judge must decide :
What Happens Next? We await the judge’s decision and prepare for an appeal – whichever side wins. WHAT CAN YOU DO? IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL PLAINTIFFS INVOLVED IN LITIGATION: If you are represented by Seth Miller, he will contact you shortly. If you are represented by someone else, contact your lawyer immediately. If you are not a plaintiff in a lawsuit and have questions about this litigation please drop a note into the IPNTA lobby box or send an e-mail to: info@ipnta.org News Coverage: IPNTA Newsletter - February 2010 [pdf] [html]
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) - Information for IPN TenantsOn a cold day in December, Daniel Squadron, Deborah Glick, Margaret Chin, and representatives from Alan Gerson, Jerry Nadler and Scott Stringer's offices came to IPN for a press conference requesting our landlord's participation for HEAP at IPN. (Home Energy Assistance Program.) Led by Squadron's office, our landlord agreed and registered. We want to thank our elected officials for their great support on this and other issues this past year! Download the Letter and Quick Reference Guide for details:
"Feds say Gluck is gouging I.P.N." Downtown Express, Feb 5, 2010 Important Note Regarding our J-51 Lawsuit For the benefit of the J-51 Lawsuit, Individual Tenants should not contact DHCR. You may file your overcharge papers, but please refrain
from calling. One-way Traffic on Chambers Street, beginning Aug 29, 2010 |
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