Some tenants are refusing to look for new places and are fighting instead.
In larger Mitchell-Lama buildings, tenants have fought similar buyouts.
The remaining tenants, including the anchor store Foley's, unsuccessfully fought the action.
But as white-collar companies encroach on their turf, the old tenants are fighting back.
The tenants have been fighting with the seminary for six years about this issue.
Now, they are banding together to help the current tenants fight the owners, who they said were negligent in maintenance.
The tenants at 47-49 East Third Street are fighting hard against being evicted.
The ordinance, city officials say, ensured that the buildings could not be altered while tenants fought in court to regain their apartments.
So tenants fought hard for clauses that would help them market their space.
The tenants in the flat beside us have been screaming and fighting a lot. I think we need to talk to the landlord about it.