Sentences with phrase «landlords as public advocate»

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Councilmember Mendez filed a COIB complaint two weeks before the election, questioning whether Public Advocate de Blasio was using his «worst landlords» list as extortion for campaign donations, a move that the de Blasio camp saw as going too far.

From his time working at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton administration to his work on the City Council to reform 421a and end discrimination against Section 8 tenants to his work as Public Advocate to crack down on bad landlords, no one has done more to fight for affordable safe housing for all New Yorkers.»

The watchlist, first implemented in 2010 by then - Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in 2010, is intended as an information - sharing tool to allow residents, advocates and public officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords accounPublic Advocate Bill de Blasio in 2010, is intended as an information - sharing tool to allow residents, advocates and public officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords accounpublic officials to identify which buildings and property owners are in constant violation of the law and hold landlords accountable.

At 9:30 a.m., NYC Public Advocate Tish James holds a news conference before touring two apartment buildings included in her office's list titled «The 100 Worst Landlords in New York City» released Wednesday, Oct. 8, as part of her series of «six month check - in» visits to properties on the list, 14 E. 125th St., Manhattan.

Several names known to the real estate industry have emerged as potential replacements, including Bill de Blasio's housing czar Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara and Public Advocate Letitia James, whose office has been sued for publishing the «worst landlords of New York City» list.

Now in her second term as the public advocate, Ms. James has used the office to take on neglectful landlords and the city.

He was named as one of the city's worst landlords by public advocate Bill de Blasio in 2010, but was later removed after clearing up violations.

But three years earlier, when he was public advocate, de Blasio listed Indig as one of the city's worst landlords.

Rodriguez is sponsoring a package of bills with Public Advocate Letitia James and Councilman Jumaane Williams — known as the «Housing Not Warehousing Act» — intended to keep track of empty units and hold landlords accountable to register these empty lots.

The mayor also held a press conference in Mount Eden, visiting a building previously owned by a landlord who de Blasio had placed on his «Worst Landlords Watch List» as Public Advocate.

It's a nice gauge to compare what I want to do as the Landlord, and what an aggressive public advocate is going to consider the minimum standard.