In a demonstration against rising rental prices, tenant organizations and local leaders rallied in Sunset Park, NYC, advocating for a rent freeze for four years. Prominent figures like City Council Member Alexa Avilés and Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani condemned the 9% rent hikes under Mayor Eric Adams, specifically affecting low-income tenants. Avilés highlighted the struggles of families and seniors due to skyrocketing rents and landlord intimidation tactics. With a vacancy rate of just 1.4%, the rally underscores growing urgency to address the city's severe housing crisis.
High rents, consistently, is one of the main issues we have faced. Seniors who can't afford to stay in the neighborhood, people who are tripling up in rooms because they just cannot afford it. The rents just keep going up.
[Landlords] send letters that look official but that aren't actually from lawyers. People sometimes will move out out of fear because they don't know the formal language.
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