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NYC Rents Get Major Overhaul | New York City News
New York City’s mayor just unveiled a bold 23-point plan to overhaul renter protections — from ditching the absurd 40x rent rule to updating court-friendly violations last revised in 1992. Born from thousands of tenant voices across five boroughs, the proposals aim to simplify apartment hunting, speed up repairs, and level the playing field — with ideas like letting landlords pick between credit checks or the rent rule, and even covering those checks. Landlord groups are pushing back, calling it biased, but tenant advocates say it’s legally solid and overdue. Also on deck: pilot…
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