Victory for SRO Residents

MFY joined with other advocates in submitting an amicus brief supporting the city’s position that Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotels must rent rooms for a minimum of one month. On March 17, 2016 the appeals court ruled in the city’s favor in a case involving the 227-room Imperial Court Hotel in Manhattan, which had been renting rooms on a weekly basis to tourists and others. The ruling preserves the right of tenants to permanent, affordable housing in SROs.

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