"The new law would create a more severe penalty for landlords who are found to be conducting a harassment campaign in two or more residential buildings, and would make such behavior a Class D felony punishable by up to seven years in state prison."
"As it is now, there are criminal penalties for when landlords repeatedly subject tenants to conditions like heat and hot water outages in the winter, disruptive construction or leaky roofs in order to prompt those in the same building to leave their homes."
"Unscrupulous landlords don't typically confine their illegal behavior to one unit or building. Harassment is usually spread out across several buildings, sometimes throughout multiple boroughs."
Tenant organizations are advocating for a bill that would impose criminal penalties on landlords for systemic harassment of rent-regulated tenants. The legislation, supported by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and state legislators, aims to address harassment that spans multiple buildings. Current laws only penalize specific infractions within single units. The proposed law would classify harassment across multiple properties as a Class D felony, with penalties of up to seven years in prison, reflecting the widespread nature of landlord misconduct in New York.
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