Housing & Real Estate Quiet since Jul 19 Updated Jul 19, 2026
The Rental Ripoff crackdown
Mayor Mamdani released a 67-page Rental Ripoff Report sorting landlords into high-road and low-road camps and proposing 23 tenant-protection initiatives, from a 311 text-blast for inspections to expanded city lien authority over mold violations. Most of the initiatives need City Council approval or new rulemaking, opening a fight over how far City Hall will go to police bad-actor landlords beyond the rent freeze.
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Jul 19, 2026 Latest
Mayor Mamdani released a 67-page Rental Ripoff Report at the Tenement Museum, sorting landlords into high-road and low-road camps and proposing 23 tenant-protection initiatives, most needing City Council approval. Housing chief Cea Weaver said her office has opened talks with Council Member Pierina Sanchez, who chairs the Housing and Buildings Committee.
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