Ten Tenants Have
More Leverage Than One.

Is Your Whole Building Dealing With the Same Problem?

If your landlord is doing it to you, they're almost certainly doing it to your neighbors. That's when individual complaints become a coordinated action — and that's when landlords start to listen.

• No Heat or Hot Water A landlord who ignores one tenant's heat complaint will ignore all of them. When the whole building files together, Housing Court moves fast and fines are building-wide. →
• Pest Infestations Roaches, mice, and bedbugs don't stop at one unit. Building-wide infestation is a systemic landlord failure — and building-wide evidence is much harder to dispute. →
• Mold & Water Damage When multiple units have leaks or mold, the source is almost always a common building system the landlord has refused to fix. We document the pattern across every unit. →
• Coordinated Harassment Landlords trying to push out rent-stabilized tenants typically target multiple units at once. A pattern across tenants is far more powerful than individual complaints. →
• Building-Wide Rent Overcharge A landlord who overcharged one rent-stabilized tenant likely overcharged many. We review every participating unit's rent history and pursue treble damages on each. →
• Construction Harassment Landlords use "renovation" as a harassment tactic — creating uninhabitable conditions building-wide to push out stabilized tenants. When multiple tenants document it, the intent is clear. →
• Illegal Lockouts When multiple tenants have been illegally denied access, the pattern turns a housing dispute into a serious civil rights matter with compounding damages exposure for the landlord. →
• Same Management Company, Multiple Buildings We pursue landlords across their entire portfolio. If a management company is failing multiple buildings, we bring coordinated actions across all of them simultaneously. →
• HPD Violations Ignored Building-Wide When HPD issues violations across multiple units and the landlord ignores them, that's the foundation for an HP Action on behalf of the entire building — not just individual tenants. →

Fighting Alone vs. Fighting Together

The number of tenants involved materially changes the landlord's legal exposure — and therefore the outcome you can achieve.

From First Call to Landlord at the Table

Five steps. Plain English. No pressure to commit until you're ready.

1. You call us. Or fill out the form. A real attorney takes your intake within 24 hours. We assess the building, the conditions, and which legal tools apply.
2. We help you organize neighbors. You don't need every tenant signed up before you call. We provide a one-page neighbor letter, a confidential intake survey, and guidance on how to start the conversation.
3. We file together. Coordinated HP Action, DHCR complaints, harassment injunctions — whichever combination fits. Every participating tenant is represented in one coordinated proceeding.
4. Landlord faces the full claim. Instead of fighting one tenant at a time, the landlord faces every claim at once. The cumulative exposure usually forces them to negotiate — fast.
5. You get results — together. Settlements, repair orders, rent rollbacks, treble damages. Every participating tenant shares in the outcome. We don't get paid unless you do.

Every Tool We Use to Fight Your Landlord

Each tool below applies differently depending on your situation. We combine them strategically.

• HP Actions (Housing Part) Filed in Housing Court to compel repairs. When filed on behalf of multiple tenants simultaneously, the court sees the full scope of negligence — and the landlord's exposure multiplies. →
• DHCR Coordinated Complaints Filing coordinated complaints with the Division of Housing and Community Renewal across multiple rent-stabilized units dramatically increases regulatory scrutiny. →
• Treble Damages for Rent Overcharge Under New York's rent-stabilization rules, willful overcharge carries treble damages — three times the overcharge, going back six years. Applied across multiple units, exposure compounds fast. →
• Harassment Injunctions When a landlord harasses multiple units, we seek injunctive relief in Supreme Court — stopping the conduct while the case proceeds and signaling we're prepared for serious litigation. →
• HPD Violation Enforcement Building-wide HPD violation records become evidence in Housing Court. A landlord with hundreds of open violations is in serious legal jeopardy before we file a single motion. →
• Media & Public Pressure A building full of tenants with documented, systematic abuse is a story. We connect clients with tenant advocacy organizations and media when press coverage serves the case. →
• Portfolio-Wide Pursuit If the landlord owns multiple buildings, we don't stop at one. We coordinate actions across every building where tenants are being harmed at the same time. →
• Anti-Retaliation Protection New York law prohibits retaliation against tenants who organize. When a landlord retaliates against one tenant for collective action, every tenant in the group gains an additional claim. →

Landlords & Management Companies We Know How to Pursue

Some landlord types are particularly vulnerable to coordinated tenant action. We've handled all of them.

• Private Equity Landlords Firms acquiring rent-stabilized portfolios and systematically neglecting maintenance while pressuring tenants to vacate. We track their full NYC portfolio and coordinate across buildings.
• Third-Party Management Companies Management companies — not just owners — can be held liable for conditions and harassment. We name the management company in every applicable action we file.
• HPD Worst Landlord Watchlist HPD publishes its Worst Landlord Watchlist publicly. If your landlord appears on it, their violation history is already documented and we can build a coordinated action immediately.
• Construction Harassment Operators Landlords who obtain renovation permits they never intend to complete — creating dust, noise, and uninhabitable conditions building-wide to force out stabilized tenants.
• Serial Rent Overchargors Landlords who systematically overcharge rent-stabilized tenants across an entire building. When we file for one unit, we review every unit's rent history for overcharge claims.
• Illegal Short-Term Rental Operators Landlords converting rent-stabilized units to Airbnb while pressuring remaining tenants through neglect. Building-wide documentation is critical to proving the pattern.

Organize Your Building. We Handle the Rest.

You don't need every tenant signed up before you call. One call starts the process. Free consultation. No win, no fee — for every tenant in the building.

Your Building-Action Questions Answered