A Queens lawmaker introduced on Thursday a legislative package aimed at bolstering tenant protections by requiring the city to take legal action against
City Council Member Shekar Krishnan on Thursday introduced a package of bills that would require the city to bring legal action against landlords who do not make repairs in a given time-frame. Thursday, March 7, 2024.to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!lawmaker introduced on Thursday a legislative package aimed at bolstering tenant protections by requiring the city to take legal action against landlords who fail to make repairs in a given timeframe.
“One of the most urgent housing problems we see across the city is the way in which landlords deliberately destroy their buildings to vacate tenants from their home or delay repairs after a fire, also to keep tenants out of their home,” Krishnan said, in an interview. “All of these tactics effectively evict tenants from their home. They’re illegal and they result in many units being removed from rent stabilization.
The legislation comes after a partial building collapse in the Bronx late last year displaced over 100 tenants from their apartments due to a city-issued partial vacate order., would mandate the city Department of Housing Preservation and Development launch what is known as an Article 7-A proceeding if landlords do not complete their work within five days, Krishnan said.
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