US EditionMamdani's 'Rental Ripoff' Hearings Bar NYCHA Testimony, First Session Set for Feb. 26
Mayor Mamdani's hearings will collect private-market renter complaints but exclude 500,000 public housing tenants from testimony, drawing criticism for shielding NYCHA from scrutiny.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani launched 'Rental Ripoff Hearings' on February 26 to address tenant complaints by private housing renters, excluding New York City Housing Authority tenants from testifying.
- NYCHA houses over 500,000 residents and is known as the city's worst landlord, requiring $80 billion in repairs.
- NYCHA staff will be present at the hearings to assist residents with submitting repair requests and complaints.
- Critics argue that excluding NYCHA tenants distracts from the city's public housing issues and criticize the broader housing policies, while Mamdani pledged future improvements for all housing, including public housing.
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Mamdani’s ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings Ban NYC Public Housing Tenants from Criticizing City.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s “rental ripoff” hearings exclude public housing tenants from testifying, despite the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) being labeled the “worst” landlord in the city.WHO WAS INVOLVED: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, NYCHA tenants, private landlords, and Humberto Lopes of Gotham Housing Alliance.WHEN & WHERE: The first hearing is scheduled for February 26 in New York City.KEY QUOTE: …
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matzav.comZohran Mamdani’s ‘rental ripoff’ hearings will ban NYCHA tenant complaints
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's "rental ripoff" hearings will exclude testimony from tenants of the "worst" landlord of all -- his own New York City government public housing agency.
"Rules For Thee": City’s New Tenant Hearings to Exclude NYCHA Residents - 5 Towns Central
New York, NY (February 16, 2026) A new series of city hearings billed as a crackdown on unfair rental practices will allow tenants to air complaints about private landlords, but will bar residents of New York City’s public housing system from testifying, the Mamdani administration has confirmed. The sessions, set to begin February 26, are
Mamdani's 'Rental Ripoff' Hearings to Exclude NYCHA Tenants - National Today
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's upcoming 'rental ripoff' hearings in New York City will exclude testimony from tenants of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the city's public housing agency that has long been criticized for poor living conditions. The hearings will only focus on renters and landlords in privately owned buildings, despite NYCHA being routinely called the 'worst' landlord in the five boroughs.
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