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OCC, local landlords adapt to coronavirus regulations

Moving off campus is a big decision for a student to make, but learning about the housing process can be difficult. After making the decision to move off campus, Frances Wallace, a...


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U Club flood causes evacuation, relocation of student residents

Some students living in U Club Binghamton, a student housing complex in Vestal, New York, experienced a very wet housing malfunction earlier this month. Around midnight on Sept. 11, a pipe burst...


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An overview of renters' rights in NY during the coronavirus pandemic

1. According to New York state law, landlords are not allowed to capitalize on the pandemic by “rent gouging,” or increasing rent. In other words, if a student has a current lease,...


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Funding cut for SA housing advisory project

Last semester, Binghamton University’s Student Association (SA) was supposed to implement a housing advisory project created to promote housing literacy. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, funding for the program was frozen....


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Statewide ban on evictions extended

The coronavirus pandemic left many residents across the United States jobless and struggling to pay for basic necessities, such as rent. On Monday, New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended a statewide...


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Newly enacted law aims to give tenants more power in rental agreements

In June, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 into law, giving Binghamton and other New York tenants more power in rental agreements. According to the...


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West Side sees out-of-state property owners

Students leasing rental properties on the West Side of Binghamton have seen a trend of out-of-town investors as property owners and landlords. According to Broome County property records, about one-third of the...