Hours after taking office, NYC Mayor Mamdani targets landlords, moves to intervene in private bankruptcy case
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed three executive orders on his first day targeting landlords and housing development, reviving the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants.
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Speaking at a Brooklyn apartment building, Mamdani framed the moves as an early test of whether city government will directly confront landlords over housing conditions and step into court cases that could determine whether tenants remain in their homes.
Mamdani said New Yorkers who attended his inauguration were returning to apartments where, he said, "bad landlords do not make repairs," rents rise and residents deal with issues like cockroaches and a lack of heat.
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