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	<title>Working Families &#187; Affordable Housing</title>
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	<description>Vote your Values: New York’s liveliest and most progressive political party. Formed by a grassroots coalition of community organizations, neighborhood activists, and labor unions, we came together build a society that works for all of us, not just the wealthy and well-connected.</description>
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		<title>Huge Win for Tenants @ Stuytown &amp; Peter Cooper</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/10/huge-win-for-tenants-stuytown-peter-cooper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[vacancy decontrol]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tax breaks to eliminate affordable housing? Court says no!]]></description>
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		<title>Janel Towers Video &#8211; Fighting to Save Affordable Housing</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/06/janel-towers-video-fighting-to-save-affordable-housing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/06/janel-towers-video-fighting-to-save-affordable-housing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited to feature another one of our contestants for the Dispatches from Rental Hell Video Contest. An article about the struggle appears after the video.

Article about the Janel Towers struggle:
The building I live at is Janel Towers in the Bronx. Our building is a former Mitchell Lama building. The Mitchell Lama program is New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rental Hell Vid Contest: Deadline Extended &amp; First Entry</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/06/rental-hell-vid-contest-deadline-extended-first-entry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/06/rental-hell-vid-contest-deadline-extended-first-entry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We heard that some great entries were on the way, so we&#8217;ve extended the deadline to this FRIDAY, June 12th. We are of course, talking about our first ever video contest, Dispatches from Rental Hell.
Here&#8217;s an entry, from Allison and James:

Stay tuned!
]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatches from Rental Hell Video Contest is GO</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/dispatches-from-rental-hell-video-contest-is-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/dispatches-from-rental-hell-video-contest-is-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been all excited about this contest since the idea first came up. Will it work? What kind of submissions will we get? Will the press cover it? Time will tell. Visit rentalhell.org for more information and to enter a video or vote.
Question: any tips on how we could improve this effort?
We have a film [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Love This Landlord!</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/we-love-this-landlord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the text of an email we received over the holiday weekend. It&#8217;s a response to our successful spoof email from Charles &#8220;Landlord&#8221; Lenchner calling on folks to fight the WFP&#8217;s efforts to support affordable housing. It&#8217;s great! Thank you AK for writing this: 
I am not quite sure how I have ended up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Have a Better Chance of Witnessing a Blizzard in Hell</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/you-have-a-better-chance-of-witnessing-a-blizzard-in-hell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/you-have-a-better-chance-of-witnessing-a-blizzard-in-hell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 10:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last two days, we sent out some emails with a humorous take on the campaign for real rent reform. Actually&#8230; I have to take a large part of the blame. After all, the message was officially from Charles &#8220;Landlord&#8221; Lenchner, and that&#8217;s me!
Not everyone saw the humor, and that&#8217;s been a learning experience. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landlords Need Love Too</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/landlords-need-love-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/landlords-need-love-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 20:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well here&#8217;s something you don&#8217;t see everyday &#8211; an advocacy email from a real estate firm trying to drum up some sympathy. 
Unemployment is up. Foreclosures  are up. Why shouldn&#8217;t your rent be going up as well? After all, that&#8217;s  the way it&#8217;s supposed to be. Landlords raise the rent, when they want, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Launched: WFP Campaign for Real Rent Reform</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/launched-wfp-campaign-for-real-rent-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/launched-wfp-campaign-for-real-rent-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 19:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Very exciting. A coalition of housing and tenant organizations have been working on reforming existing rent laws for years now &#8211; and this year they might have a chance, thanks in part to the Working Families Party. Last week was the public launch. For anyone new to the issue, here are the basics:

New York has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bills in Support of Tenants and Affordable Housing</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/bills-in-support-of-tenants-and-affordable-housing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/bills-in-support-of-tenants-and-affordable-housing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 21:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  
Real Rent Reform Campaign, Housing Here and Now,Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development, Working Families Party
NO MORE DELAYS &#8211; STRONGER RENT LAWS NOW!
 
Between now and June 22, the New York State Legislature must enact a number of necessary reforms to undo years of legislative giveaways to the New York City real estate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Push for Stronger Rent Laws Kicks Off in Albany</title>
		<link>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/push-for-stronger-rent-laws-kicks-off-in-albany/</link>
		<comments>http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/2009/05/push-for-stronger-rent-laws-kicks-off-in-albany/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 21:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Affordable Housing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[May 12, 2009: State Senators and housing advocates kicked off a major campaign to pass strong rent laws in Albany today.]]></description>
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