NYC starts crack-down on landlords with a mountain of violations

"On Sunday, the city put 250 apartment buildings that NYC officials characterize as most distressed under tougher scrutiny, with the promise to crack down on landlords who fail to make basic repairs. Mamdani and Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Dina Levy released an updated list of buildings in the Alternative Enforcement Program, which targets properties with the worst housing code violations."

"The buildings, which together include 7,038 homes, account for nearly 55,000 open violations. They owe the city nearly $4.5 million for emergency repair work already performed, according to City Hall. Cea Weaver, who leads the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants, framed the enforcement push as part of the administration's pledge to pair affordability with a baseline of decent, livable conditions. Every New Yorker deserves a safe and well-maintained place to rest, raise their family, and sleep at night, she said in a statement."

"Mamdani jump-started his tenure by steering housing policy sharply toward deeply affordable, supportive units. On his first day in office, he signed executive actions to more directly link the city's sprawling emergency shelter system to permanent housing placements. He also ordered an assessment of migrant shelters that do not meet standard requirements, with a mandate to either upgrade or close them within weeks."

Zohran Mamdani is combining tougher enforcement against negligent landlords with a citywide push to expand safe, affordable housing. The city placed 250 apartment buildings into the Alternative Enforcement Program for intensified oversight; those properties include 7,038 homes, nearly 55,000 open violations, and owe about $4.5 million for emergency repairs. The enforcement effort aims to guarantee baseline livable conditions while prioritizing publicly financed, union-built, rent-stabilized units on public land for low-income residents and people exiting homelessness. The administration also linked emergency shelter operations to permanent housing placements and ordered rapid assessments of substandard migrant shelters.

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