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Jessica Ramos: “There's a particular loophole or unfair law really, called…”

Featuring: Jessica Ramos, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 13

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Interview with Jessica Ramos on Her Campaign for New York State Senate District 13

Published | Video Starts at 06:32

And these are all loopholes in order to hike up the rent so that it's harder for working families to live in Queens. And There's a particular loophole or unfair law really, called major capital improvements. So every time a landlord, for example, this is a big deal in Lefrock City where the landlord made a lot of fixes to the common areas and now they're just charging the tenants. (06:32–06:39)

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Asserts the existence of an unfair law regarding major capital improvements.

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