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Eric Adams: “The number of families who have lost their properties…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Published | Video Starts at 23:20

So now we have this family of overwhelmingly immigrants, overwhelmingly black and brown, overwhelmingly normally working class people. Now we have this family who can't keep up with the cost of their building. The number of families who have lost their properties because the rent roll is not equal in the cost of running a building. I have a tenant in my building almost six months, has not paid rent. You know, I'm fortunate enough that I can still hold onto it. (23:20–23:29)

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Asserts that families have lost properties due to rent rolls not covering building costs.

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