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Any_Advantage_2449 t1_j8p8te7 wrote

Reply to comment by SuckMyAssmar in Gentrification by [deleted]

I have never heard or read anything about passing rent controlled apt down to your children. I have listened to some Freakonomics podcasts about it so I am not an expert.

I personally would not want to have me and my wife’s room be my dead parents room.

As for a solution I don’t know if I have one.

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SuckMyAssmar t1_j8p98ac wrote

In NYC. rent-controlled apartments, not rent-stabilized ones.

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potus1001 t1_j8pmn8x wrote

That completely goes against the whole purpose of rent control. People who need it, need to be able access it.

I currently own an affordable-income condo, through the BPDA, and while I don’t need to prove my income anymore, after purchasing it, anybody I sell it to, or leave it to in my will, needs to submit their income to the BPDA for approval.

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rpablo23 t1_j8ps27g wrote

That's wild. I didn't know you no longer need to provide income once you purchase one of those units. You'd think they would do checks every 2-3 years. Sounds ripe for abuse but I guess they are hard to get so not like there are many opportunities

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3720-To-One t1_j8qby7o wrote

Think about it though… if they evict you because you suddenly pass some arbitrary threshold, that would discourage you from seeking higher paying jobs.

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