Overview
- An executive order directs HPD, the Department of Buildings, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants, and the new Office of Mass Engagement to hold hearings in all five boroughs within the first 100 days.
- Testimony will address issues such as unsafe conditions, hidden fees, retaliation, discrimination and illegal eviction, with tenant groups, service providers, landlords and property managers also invited to participate.
- The administration says findings will inform specific actions, and a joint summary detailing common problems and proposed remedies will be published online after the hearings conclude.
- Dina Levy, a veteran housing official, was named HPD commissioner and will participate in the hearings alongside other agency leaders.
- Cea Weaver was appointed to lead the revived Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants, drawing scrutiny over resurfaced past posts, as the city also moves to intervene in Pinnacle Realty’s bankruptcy to seek relief for tenants in troubled buildings.