Mamdani Administration Releases 'Rental Ripoff' Reforms For Increased Landlord Enforcement

Barchart·07/16/2026 02:42:15

Mayor Zohran Mamdani released the highly anticipated findings from his administration’s “Rental Ripoff” hearings on Thursday and laid out a list of ways that the city plans to target landlords it says are operating housing in bad faith. The series of hearings, which were held across the five boroughs between February and April, provided an outlet to tenants accusing their landlords of negligence. In response, property owners expressed outrage, claiming the campaign was essentially a witch hunt.