"New York City renters can now sign up to testify at the city's first-ever Rental Ripoff Hearings, a series of public forums announced by Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration aimed at gathering tenant experiences with unsafe conditions, hidden fees, and other common rental complaints. The hearings, established through an executive order signed on Jan. 4, will take place in all five boroughs between late February and early April."
"You can't fight for tenants without listening to them first, Mamdani said in a statement announcing the hearing dates. What tenants share at these hearings won't lead to empty promises. Their testimony will guide our work and help shape the policies we advance to build a city New Yorkers can afford to call their home. Cea Weaver, director of the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants, said the hearings are intended to give renters a direct"
The city launched the first-ever Rental Ripoff Hearings to collect renter testimony about unsafe conditions, unexplained charges, and other common rental complaints. The hearings were created by an executive order signed on Jan. 4 and will be held in all five boroughs between late February and early April. Testimony can be given publicly or in one-on-one meetings with senior officials from HPD, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, and the Department of Buildings. Officials say hearings will gather information, not impose penalties, and that collected testimony will inform a report and policy proposals to protect tenants.
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