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Eric Adams: “When they moved in, they signed a lease that I would not…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Former Mayor Eric Adams Talks Housing Policy, Crime & Life After City Hall | Coffee Talk

Published | Video Starts at 45:05

And you know, folks can say, well, Eric, you talking on behalf of property owners, I have a small property. I'm not. I have not raised my rent of my tenants in over 18 years. When they moved in, they signed a lease that I would not raise your rent as long as you hear it. So I know what it is to be benevolent in your actions, but not everyone was in the position that I was in. (45:05–45:10)

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Asserts that tenants signed a lease agreeing rent would not be raised while they reside there.

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