Mayor launches advertising campaign and
website that educates tenants on new rights
BY BILL PARRY
Queens lawmakers are applauding
the de Blasio administration
for launching a tenant
protection ad campaign and
website.
The advertisements educate
tenants on their new rights under
the Housing Stability and
Tenant Protection Act of 2019
and give renters the information
they need to hold their landlords
accountable.
“The State Legislature
passed some of the most progressive
rent reforms we’ve seen
in decades, but if New Yorkers
don’t know their rights, it will
all be for nothing,” Mayor Bill
de Blasio said. “This campaign
will arm New Yorkers with the
knowledge to fight harassment
and stay in their homes.”
The ads will run from Oct. 21
to Dec. 15 and will be displayed
in subways, bus shelters, small
businesses, community newspapers,
Link kiosks and online.
The city’s Public Engagement
Unit will be going door to door to
make sure tenants know about
the new protections and how to
advocate for themselves.
“After years of displacement
caused by rent laws that worked
against them, New York’s tenants
finally have a seat at the
table thanks to a new Senate
that eagerly championed housing
affordability in a historic
session,” state Senator Michael
Gianaris said. “Our sweeping
new laws provide the strongest
tenant protections in decades
and I am proud to have worked
with grassroots organizers to
deliver this historic progress.
I am pleased the city is taking
steps to ensure tenants are
aware of their rights under the
reforms we enacted.”
The new laws make it harder
for landlords to evict tenants
and strengthened protections
for New Yorkers living in rent
regulated apartments. The laws
include protection from large
security deposits and onerous
application fees, as well as limits
Queens elected officials played major roles in the passing of the
Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019.
on how rent can increase and
limits how much landlords can
charge regulated tenants for
building improvements.
“New York City faces a housing
crisis that is seeing lifelong
residents being pushed out of
their homes. The various loopholes
in the law exacerbated this
crisis,” Assemblyman Brian
Photo: Max Parrott/QNS
Barnwell said. “Last state Legislative
session, my colleagues
and I successfully closed many
of those loopholes that will keep
many people in their homes. We
have more work to do with housing
reform, but this past legislative
session was a landmark one
for housing reform, and helping
to address this housing crisis.”
If you have questions about
your rights or worry you are being
illegally harassed you can
find more information at the
Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants’
new website or call 311.
“The new media campaign
to educate New Yorkers about
the Tenant Protection Act of 2019
will prevent so many families
from facing unfair evictions,”
Councilwoman Adrienne Adams
said. “I applaud the administration
for their efforts to alert
residents to their rights. This is
simply a matter of justice that
will help vulnerable renters from
losing the roof over their head.”
State Senator James Sanders
Jr. said passing the new laws
was just the first step.
“Now we must do our part to
educate the public about their
rights and all of the resources
available to them,” he said. “I
look forward to working with
the Mayor’s Office to Protect
Tenants and the city’s Public
Engagement Unit to spread the
word.”
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