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Brad Lander: “Evictions are through the roof because we're not providing…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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New York City Mayoral Interview: Brad Lander on Housing, Public Safety, and Immigration

Published | Video Starts at 03:44

We're going to build a lot more housing at all incomes, but with a real focus on housing that's actually affordable for low income and working and middle class families. We can protect tenants. I mean, Evictions are through the roof because we're not providing the lawyers that we promised as part of the right to counsel legislation. I was a co sponsor for. So I'll make sure tenants facing eviction a lawyer. And I'm going to put affordable homeownership, especially through co ops, back at the center of our housing policy. (03:44–03:52)

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Asserts that evictions are high due to a lack of provided lawyers promised under the right to counsel legislation.

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