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Why do tenants forget that they cannot fight for "their" place...it is not their place..they are just renters. The buildings are owned by the Landlord. Why is this so difficult to understand. However, I do believe housing is a right, BUT it should not be the burden of private landlords to provide that social good..it should be government. As such, landlords of privately owned buildings should have the right to do as they please, while government should be providing for those who cannot provide for themselves.
Looks like that was done for them. From the article:
"The CHTU ... was founded in October of 2013 with the help of the Pratt Area Community Council and the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, or UHAB. Tenants founded the union".
I wouldn't be surprised if the leadership and membership of this "union" were recruited as a front by PACC & UHAB.
tenant unions only make gentrification easier at the end of the day,
because after a slumlord gets sued or sell the building, the only way
you will keep your place is to buy your unit. anotherwords, the new
owner will convert the building into a condo.
it's just a vicious cycle, so no use asking for help, because no one
cares about you really.
If they follow the law, there is nothing you can do. If you are a long-term tenant with a very cheap rent, you can keep that forever in a building with six or more units. The rent increases by the guidelines.
Once someone moves out, the landlord can gut the apartment and pass a percentage of the renovation cost onto the next tenant. I guess the problem is the landlord can "inadvertently" overstate the cost of the renovation, or get fake receipts.
But if you are in a building with five or fewer units, you have no protections. The landlord can double the rent, and if you can't pay it you are out.
Looks like that was done for them. From the article:
I wouldn't be surprised if the leadership and membership of this "union" were recruited as a front by PACC & UHAB.
If this is true, UHAB is the biggest name in gentrification. They will speed up the process by 5 - 10 years. The tenants can keep their apts. by buying them, however new buyers are able to make a decent amount of money and will have to buy in cash only deals, usually for around $100K. How many working middle class people have that much cash floating around.
The new coop owners that were former tenants will pay for repairs as well as pay maintenance. The maintenance is usually more than they are paying for rent right now. The repairs will be frequent, UHABS renovations are shoddy.
Good for them. Whoever is willing to pay $2500 for a small two bedroom and $3500 for a small three bedroom in Crown Heights is not very bright.
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Whoever is willing to pay $2500 for a small two bedroom and $3500 for a small three bedroom in Crown Heights is not very bright. 
