You voted for this, New York City.
Socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani continues his war on landlords with his “Rental Ripoff Report.”
As RedState writer Bonchie pointed out, “The end goal is confiscation.”
https://x.com/bonchieredstate/status/2077836286329536805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
From The New York Post:
Mamdani’s plan is to have DCWP [Department of Consumer and Worker Protection] work with the City Council on new legislation that would stipulate landlords could require either a credit check — paid for by the landlord or broker — or proof that an applicant’s income meets the common 40-times-the-rent standard, but not both.The report argued the shift would cut down on redundant paperwork and out-of-pocket costs for renters.The 68-page report laid out an ambitious slate of tenant-focused proposals, including legally recognizing tenant unions, directing HPD to investigate every heat complaint citywide and requiring landlords to disclose any AI-generated or digitally altered images and videos in rental listings so applicants are not misled by doctored apartments.The report’s ideas came from “Rental Ripoff Hearings” where 2,300 of tenants across the five boroughs detailed housing conditions, fees and landlord practices they wanted City Hall to change.
“From requiring disclosure of AI-altered listings to bringing our code enforcement systems into the 21st century and finally recognizing tenant unions, we are making it clear that every New Yorker deserves a safe home – and every landlord who refuses to provide one will be held accountable,” boasted Mamdani.
Here’s the thing. The majority of the problems occur in rent-stabilized buildings.
Gee, I wonder why that happens! Mamdani froze more rent, which means these problems will skyrocket.
“New Yorkers are paying record-high rents because there is not enough housing, and many of the reported conditions are concentrated in heavily rent-stabilized buildings that are facing significant operational and financial challenges,” said James Whelan, the president of the Real Estate Board of New York. “Rather than addressing these issues directly, the administration continues to paint property owners with a broad brush, unfairly characterizing an entire industry. Seven months into this administration, it is time to prioritize policies that will truly make New York more affordable by increasing housing supply and preserving existing housing.”
Supply and demand. That’s how the system works.
Mamdani even brought in Toni Marrero of the Hope Tenants Union. She claimed that eviction is violence.
You know, when everything is violence, then nothing is violence:
Our city is turning the corner on tenant power. When we organize, we win results. The Mamdani administration is emboldening us so that we no longer tolerate the violence of evictions as a matter of business as usual. My landlord owns dozens of buildings, but he is not a steward of the public trust. In fact, it is the opposite.
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