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Eric Adams: “25% of the tenants are not paying any rent for whatever…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Leadership Discuss Crime Reduction and Public Safety in New York City

Published | Video Starts at 47:12

Was saying no rent during COVID No rent. What do you tell a family who has a 14 unit building, all their wealth is tied up in it. 25% of the tenants are not paying any rent for whatever reason or another. And then as taxes go up, heat goes up, everything goes up. We're telling them you can't do anything to increase those costs. That's just unfair. It's just unfair. (47:12–47:18)

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Asserts that 25% of tenants in some buildings are not paying rent.

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