Sentences with phrase «immigrant tenants»

Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed the monitor last year after a probe by the state's Tenant Protection Unit found that the hedge fund - backed company had been using intimidation tactics like demanding proof of citizenship from immigrant tenants in order to rapidly empty rent - stabilized buildings in gentrifying neighborhoods.
«While some seek to politically grandstand by promoting rallies and town halls, I am busy protecting immigrant tenants from heartless landlords, and making sure New Yorkers are protected from lead paint chips falling onto the streets and sidewalks from elevated subway tracks.»
Yet in the same interview, she showed lukewarm support for three rent reform bills that could be a lifeline for working class and immigrant tenants if the rezoning happens.
But at a hearing at City Hall today, Gibson expressed concern that undocumented immigrant tenants might be afraid to even show up in housing court, given the Trump administration's expanded deportation agenda.
And while tenant groups criticize Peralta as part of the bloc preventing pro-tenant bills from reaching the floor in the Senate, the 45 - year - old Dominican - American has recently voiced opposition to landlords demanding proof of legal status from their immigrant tenants.
The latter comes to the fore when Greg Kinnear inherits his father's apartment, and his son develops a close friendship with the immigrant tenant downstairs.
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