Mobilization for Justice Staff Attorney Shi Shi Wang testified before the New York City Council’s Committee on Housing and Buildings today, supporting Intro. 1721-2017, which will amend the current definition of tenant harassment by landlords to include misrepresenting the condition of a dwelling unit; knowingly misrepresenting work to be performed in a permit application that does not reflect actual work done; finding that repeated failures to correct violations is per se harassment; and engaging in conduct in the building that negatively affects the use and occupancy of the dwelling unit or public areas in violation of the building’s certificate of occupancy.
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