Mae day for residents: Mortgage backer blamed for squalor at 14 buildings New York Daily News, November 3, 2009 Hundreds of Bronx tenants abandoned by their landlord are living in limbo..."The policy precedent Fannie Mae is setting here is unacceptable," said Dina Levy, policy director at the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board. Read the story here
Mae day for residents: Mortgage backer blamed for squalor at 14 buildings New York Daily News, November 3, 2009 Hundreds of Bronx tenants abandoned by their landlord are living in limbo..."The policy precedent Fannie Mae is setting here is unacceptable," said Dina Levy, policy director at the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board. Read the story here.
October 30, 2009 UHAB is proud to announce the completion of 537 W. 156th St., a newly established affordable HDFC soon to be transferred to low-income homeowners. Read more.(PDF)
Schumer, Serrano Smack Fannie Crain's New York Business, October 27, 2009 "By selling the debt you are basically selling the problem," said Dina Levy, policy director at the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board. Read the story here.
Some Tenants Pay the Price for Mortgage Excesses All Things Considered, NPR, October 12, 2009 UHAB's own Kerri White spoke about how foreclosure can affect renters. Read or listen to the story here.
When Private Equity Attacks Affordable Housing Mother Jones, October 6, 2009 Magazine illuminates a Sunday NY Times op-ed about private equity firms and their wake by viewing their actions through the lens of housing depletion. See article.
Having trouble understanding how private equity can be a harmful thing? Read the original op-ed about Simmons mattress company. Then translate that to apartment buildings.
Landlords in Debt, Tenants feel Squeeze: Foreclosure at Fordham Towers hints at troubles ahead Tremont Tribune, September 21, 2009 Local weekly details the agony of a foreclosure at Fordham Towers in the toll it takes on tenants. See article.
Andrew Reicher speaks on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show - May 27, 2009
June 2, 2009 UHAB is proud to announce the creation of UHAB Mutual, a member-owned insurance company just for affordable co-ops. Read more.
Interested in ownership? Come to one of our Homebuyer Information Sessions. All classes begin at 6 p.m. RSVP is required! For more information contact the Co-op Apartments and Homeownership line at (212) 479-3333 or Click Here
A tale of modern homesteading The building at 320 Sterling St. in Brooklyn was immortalized in the movie The Super, after a judge sentenced the landlord to live in the squalor he'd created back in 1988.
On Dec. 2,Bloomberg New York talk radio interviewed Dina Levy, UHAB's director of organizing and policy. Listen to the interview. The Birthplace of Hip Hop At 1520 Sedgwick Ave., a cellar community room has been honored for starting a movement in music.
But a bad-faith real estate deal means renters in the 100 affordable housing units may lose their homes.
Tenants, musicians, and activists have banded together with UHAB to fight for preservation of the building. Read More
UHABUniversity classes UHAB University has a new schedule out for our full training program of free classes, and for the first time will be offering classes in Spanish. For class listings,click here.
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