"New Yorkers can discuss the challenges they face-from poor conditions and repair delays to unconscionable business practices and non-rent fees. City leaders from agencies focused on tenant stability, housing quality, and consumer protection will be there to listen."
"City agencies will be required to publish a report 90 days after the final hearing with recommendations for policy changes and action plans based on testimony."
"While these hearings focus on price gouging and living conditions for private-market renters, senior leadership and staff from NYCHA will be on-site to ensure that residents can submit in-apartment repair requests, file heat/hot water complaints, or discuss development-wide issues."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani initiated a series of 'Rental Ripoff' hearings to provide tenants a platform to report housing issues and landlord violations. The hearings, held across all five boroughs from February to April, allow residents to discuss poor conditions, repair delays, unfair business practices, and unauthorized fees. Multiple city agencies including the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants, Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Department of Buildings, and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection will attend. Testimony can be submitted online or in person with registration. City agencies must publish a report within 90 days of the final hearing with policy recommendations and action plans. NYCHA residents are excluded from these hearings, though NYCHA staff will be present to address public housing concerns separately.
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