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A NY Law Puts A Steep Price On ‘Serious’ Building Disrepair. These Tenants Are Fighting To Use It. (City Limits)
City Limits, May 29, 2023
A NY Law Puts A Steep Price On ‘Serious’ Building Disrepair. These Tenants Are Fighting To Use It.
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York drafted Green’s bill, along with the Community Service Society (a City Limits funder). In a 1963 memorandum, the bar association predicted that it would put real economic pressure on landlords, with a deposit requirement to deter tenants ‘seeking new excuses for nonpayment of rent.’
